COVID-19, Opioids, and Unseen America: It’s Not Just About Big Cities
Reading Time: 12 minutes A look at how rural America, already devastated by opioids, is about to get hammered by COVID-19.
Last Flight out of India
Reading Time: 6 minutes What is it like catching the last plane out of a country that is about to be locked down? WhoWhatWhy contributor Ramaa Reddy describes her just-in-time departure from India and offers a compelling account of the devastating impact the coronavirus epidemic may have on the country and its 1.3 billion people.
Coronavirus Pandemic Exacerbates Poll Worker Crisis in Swing States
Reading Time: 5 minutes Elderly poll workers have long been the backbone of US elections. Now they are quitting en masse because of the coronavirus pandemic. Will that suppress turnout in swing states?
Reagan-Era Medicare Changes Leave US Vulnerable to COVID-19, Experts Say
Reading Time: 4 minutes As the death toll of the coronavirus pandemic rises, experts say the US is now paying the price for cost-cutting measures implemented in the 1980s.
Trump to Governors: Kiss the Ring or You Are on Your Own
Reading Time: < 1 minute President Donald Trump’s pettiness has reached a shocking new low. He now seems to be willing to let Americans die simply because their governors are not sufficiently complimentary of his leadership.
Coronavirus Wreaks Havoc on Fight for Fair Election Maps
Reading Time: 5 minutes 2020 could have been the year to get politics out of redistricting in many states. Now, fair maps advocates are hoping they do not have to wait another 10 years to bolster fair elections.
Cue the Soup Kitchens
Reading Time: 5 minutes Until this month, a 1930s-style depression seemed virtually impossible. Thanks to COVID-19, all bets are off.
Pandemic’s Heartless Bosses Stiff Heroic Workers
Reading Time: 5 minutes The workers who are making our lives tolerable during this pandemic should not have to choose between their lives and their livelihoods.
Stuck At Home? Enter the Woods!
Reading Time: 2 minutes Experience the enchanting sights and sounds captured by cameras placed deep in the woods.
Why Do Pandemics Often Start With Bats?
Reading Time: 14 minutes Why do so many deadly viruses originate in bats?