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I wrote recently about some of the companies that have been [mistreating their employees and customers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8xNy9vcGluaW9uL2J1c2luZXNzLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) during the pandemic, and I want to tell you today about another case study. It comes from the cruise industry.
If you’ve ever been on a cruise, you’ve probably heard the captain and crew claim that their top priority is the safety of their passengers. It’s a staple of the announcements that go over a ship’s loudspeakers. But the recent actions of several major cruise lines aren’t consistent with those claims: The companies put a higher priority on continuing to operate their ships — and make money — than on protecting their passengers and employees.
I’m going to focus on a single ship in today’s newsletter: the Eclipse, which is operated by Celebrity Cruises, part of the Royal Caribbean Cruise company. But the pattern extends to some other ships and companies, as well. To read more on the subject, check out recent coverage in [The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMy8yNy91cy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1jcnVpc2Utc2hpcHMtemFuZGFhbS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), [The Guardian](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWd1YXJkaWFuLmNvbS9lbnZpcm9ubWVudC8yMDIwL2Fwci8wOS9yZXZlYWxlZC02MDAwLXBhc3NlbmdlcnMtb24tY3J1aXNlLXNoaXBzLWF0LXNlYS1kZXNwaXRlLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNyaXNpcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [The Miami Herald](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWlhbWloZXJhbGQuY29tL25ld3MvYnVzaW5lc3MvdG91cmlzbS1jcnVpc2VzL2FydGljbGUyNDE2NDAxNjYuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).
As The Herald has written, the cruise industry “downplayed the dangers to consumers and kept sending out ships despite outbreaks on board and warnings from public health officials.” Since then, industry officials have “largely stayed silent about the toll.”
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Below is a timeline of the events involving the Eclipse, based largely on [a story in The Washington Post](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL2dyYXBoaWNzLzIwMjAvcG9saXRpY3MvY3J1aXNlLXNoaXBzLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZuaWQ9dG9wX3BiX3NpZ25pbiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), which has been doing excellent investigative work on this subject:
February: It becomes clear that the virus can spread very quickly on cruise ships. An outbreak on the Diamond Princess receives [worldwide attention](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMi8yMi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWphcGFuLWNydWlzZS1zaGlwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “People on a large ship, all together, at the same time, all the time — you couldn’t ask for a better incubator for infection,” Anthony Fauci, the immunologist, says.
March 1: The Eclipse departs on its voyage from Buenos Aires.
March 7: Executives in the cruise industry meet with Vice President Mike Pence and argue that they can contain the virus while continuing to sail.
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March 8: Fauci warns older people and anyone with a medical issue to stay away from cruise ships. The State Department [goes further](~/AAAAAQA~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~~): “U.S. citizens, particularly travelers with underlying health conditions, should not travel by cruise ship.”
March 13: The cruise industry agrees to stop operations in the United States for 30 days.
Mid-March: All the while, the Eclipse sails on, with the ship’s officers telling passengers that there are no virus cases on board. The ship’s captain uses the phrase “healthy ship,” according to one passenger. In fact, multiple passengers are reporting flulike symptoms, which the ship’s medical staff tells them are not serious.
March 21: The Eclipse holds a packed celebration on its pool deck. (You can see a photo by scrolling down just a bit [here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL2dyYXBoaWNzLzIwMjAvcG9saXRpY3MvY3J1aXNlLXNoaXBzLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZuaWQ9dG9wX3BiX3NpZ25pbiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).) Amazingly, the celebration was meant to honor health care workers battling the virus around the world. The ship holds multiple other packed events, as well. “They actually made more activities, to keep people occupied,” Vivian Miller, 77, a passenger, said.
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March 30: The ship docks in San Diego. It’s now clear that dozens of people on it have the coronavirus. At least one will die, according to [KUSI in San Diego](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lmt1c2kuY29tL3Npc3Rlci1vZi1jZWxlYnJpdHktY3J1aXNlLXNoaXAtZWNsaXBzZS1wYXNzZW5nZXItd2hvLWRpZWQtZnJvbS1jb3ZpZC0xOS1zcGVha3MtYWJvdXQtaG93LWl0LXdhcy1oYW5kbGVkLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). “If they honestly thought that all these people who were getting sick had colds and bronchitis and pneumonia,” David Nystrom, 75, whose wife got sick on the ship, told The Post, “I don’t know what to say.”
As The Post story — which is by Rosalind S. Helderman, Hannah Sampson, Dalton Bennett and Andrew Ba Tran — concludes: The Eclipse was “among scores of ships that continued voyages even after early outbreaks on other vessels, carrying thousands of international passengers to far-flung ports and helping seed the virus around the globe, health officials say.”
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[I’m the Judge Who Won in Wisconsin. This Principle Is More Important Than Winning.
We must get away from a partisan view of the law.
By Jill J. Karofsky](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL3dpc2NvbnNpbi1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL3dpc2NvbnNpbi1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)
THE FULL OPINION REPORT
[Injections of Bleach? Beams of Light? Trump Is Self-Destructing Before Our Eyes
The notion that he is bound for four more years is pure superstition.
By Frank Bruni](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNC9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS9ibGVhY2gtc3VubGlnaHQtY29yb25hdmlydXMtdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNC9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS9ibGVhY2gtc3VubGlnaHQtY29yb25hdmlydXMtdHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)
[For Trump, Lying Is a Super Power
He will use deception to keep his bungled response to Covid-19 from ruining his re-election chances.
By Charles M. Blow](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)
[Coronavirus and the Price of Trump’s Delusions
A cult of personality is no match for a pandemic.
By Michelle Goldberg](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNS9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS90cnVtcC1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNS9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS90cnVtcC1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)
[Here’s How You Can Change Lives in the Pandemic
These causes will make great use of your money or your time.
By Nicholas Kristof](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNS9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1naXZpbmctZ3VpZGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNS9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1naXZpbmctZ3VpZGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)
[In Praise of Pessimism
This country is going to need its Eeyores.
By Jennifer Senior](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWFueGlldHktcGVzc2ltaXNtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWFueGlldHktcGVzc2ltaXNtLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)
[Clean Air, Wandering Goats. It’s Getting Wild in the City.
The pandemic is allowing us to see how ready the natural world stands to reclaim the planet we have trashed.
By Margaret Renkl](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXNodXRkb3duLWVudmlyb25tZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXNodXRkb3duLWVudmlyb25tZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)
[How to Save Summer 2020
A balance can be found to be both safe and outdoors.
By The Editorial Board](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNS9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS9zdW1tZXItcGFya3MtY292aWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNS9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS9zdW1tZXItcGFya3MtY292aWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)
[Trump’s Contempt for the Ex-Presidents Is Costing Us Right Now
A sitting command in chief used to call on predecessors to provide a sense of national unity. Not this one.
By Kate Andersen Brower](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXRydW1wLXByZXNpZGVudHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXRydW1wLXByZXNpZGVudHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)
[There’s Really Only One Way to Reopen the Economy
The way forward in the coronavirus crisis keeps getting framed as a false choice between saving lives or the economy.
By Aaron E. Carroll](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWVjb25vbXktcmVvcGVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWVjb25vbXktcmVvcGVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)
[The Last Remnants of the Israeli Left
If you seek the socialist vision of this country’s founders, you won’t find it in Knesset.
By Matti Friedman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2xhYm9yLWxpa3VkLWtuZXNzZXQtaXNyYWVsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2xhYm9yLWxpa3VkLWtuZXNzZXQtaXNyYWVsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)
[Crowding and the Coronavirus: The Key to Reopening
Densely populated areas can have nearly twice the rate of transmission, and can make Covid-19 more deadly. Other areas can open more quickly.
By David Rubin and Paul A. Offit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNyb3dkcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNyb3dkcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)
[Trump Called the Postal Service a ‘Joke.’ I’m Trying to Save It.
The Postal Service should be allowed to deliver low-cost financial services to poor and rural communities. And vote-by-mail should be universal.
By Kirsten Gillibrand](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2tpcnN0ZW4tZ2lsbGlicmFuZC11c3BzLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2tpcnN0ZW4tZ2lsbGlicmFuZC11c3BzLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)
[There Is a Better Way for Democrats to Win in Wisconsin
Latinos are far more effective than any TV ad at convincing their friends and family to vote.
By Christine Neumann-Ortiz](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2VsZWN0aW9uLXdpc2NvbnNpbi1sYXRpbm9zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2VsZWN0aW9uLXdpc2NvbnNpbi1sYXRpbm9zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)
[College Campuses Must Reopen in the Fall. Here’s How We Do It.
It won’t be easy, but there’s a path to get students back on track. Higher education will crumble without it.
By Christina Paxson](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNvbGxlZ2VzLXVuaXZlcnNpdGllcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNvbGxlZ2VzLXVuaXZlcnNpdGllcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)
[Saudi Arabia Must Suspend the Hajj
The presence of millions of pilgrims in Mecca and Medina will have lethal consequences.
By Ebrahim Moosa](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWhhamotcGlsZ3JpbWFnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWhhamotcGlsZ3JpbWFnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)
[Trump Suggested ‘Injecting’ Disinfectant to Cure Coronavirus? We’re Not Surprised
False “bleach cures” have been touted for autism, cancer — and now Covid-19.
By Melissa Eaton, Anne Borden King, Emma Dalmayne and Amanda Seigler](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWJsZWFjaC10cnVtcC1hdXRpc20uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWJsZWFjaC10cnVtcC1hdXRpc20uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)
[We Need a New Kind of National Guard
One that mobilizes scientists.
By Stefano Bertuzzi and Robin Patel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2Jpb21lZGljYWwtbmF0aW9uYWwtZ3VhcmQtY292aWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNy9vcGluaW9uL2Jpb21lZGljYWwtbmF0aW9uYWwtZ3VhcmQtY292aWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)
[Most Americans Who Carry the Coronavirus Don’t Know It
To suppress Covid-19, we need to test those with no symptoms.
By Shan Soe-Lin and Robert Hecht](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXRlc3QtYXN5bXB0b21hdGljLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXRlc3QtYXN5bXB0b21hdGljLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)
[Is the Light at the End of This Tunnel the Beam of an Oncoming Train?
A Times correspondent, now in New York, compares the fight against the coronavirus with other wars he has known.
By Rod Nordland](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL3dhci1jb3JyZXNwb25kZW50LWNvdmlkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL3dhci1jb3JyZXNwb25kZW50LWNvdmlkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)
[I Never Planned to Be a Front-Line Worker at Dollar General
No barriers, not enough staffing, low wages. They seem to not know there’s a danger to employees.
By Kenya Slaughter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2NvdmlkLXdvcmtlcnMtZG9sbGFyLWdlbmVyYWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2NvdmlkLXdvcmtlcnMtZG9sbGFyLWdlbmVyYWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDQyNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNzk3NiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTI2MDUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIzfKpl7eqClqUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)
[The Street That Still Offers Paris Hope
Fishmongers, butchers, neighbors and friends. The Rue des Martyrs village lives on.
By Elaine Sciolino](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWZyYW5jZS1sb2NrZG93bi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWZyYW5jZS1sb2NrZG93bi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)
[A Constitutional Right to Literacy for Detroit’s Kids?
They deserve better schools, but the courts don’t offer much hope.
By Aaron Tang, Ethan Hutt and Daniel Klasik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2dhcnktd2hpdG1lci1kZXRyb2l0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2dhcnktd2hpdG1lci1kZXRyb2l0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDA0MjcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTc5NzYmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yNjA1MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACM3yqZe3qgpalIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)
[letters
Drug Approval: Holding Big Pharma to Account
The author of a book about the pharmaceutical industry discusses Gilead’s antiviral drug remdesivir. Also: No bailout for airlines; returning to the workplace.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2xldHRlcnMvY29yb25hdmlydXMtZHJ1Zy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgiU83P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNC8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2xldHRlcnMvY29yb25hdmlydXMtZHJ1Zy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwNDI3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE3OTc2Jm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjYwNTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAjN8qmXt6oKWpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)
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