White House takes new line after dire report on death toll: Federal guidelines warned against gatherings of more than ten people as a report predicted high fatalities in the USwithout drastic action ~health Article 816 words 9 votes
Markets are down for a reason: Also the Fed’s response, capital requirements, opportunistic M&A and securities fraud ~finance economics Article 7 votes
If the measures we're taking to fight the coronavirus work, they'll look like we were overreacting. But the alternative is worse ~health healthcare Article 2552 words 14 votes
'Herd immunity': Why Britain is actually letting the coronavirus spread ~health Article 1064 words 15 votes
The coronavirus called America’s bluff: Like Japan in the mid-1800s, the United States now faces a crisis that disproves everything the country believes about itself ~health Article 2523 words 18 votes
Coronavirus lockdown may save more lives by preventing pollution than by preventing infection ~health Article 475 words 8 votes
'I'm aware I could die, but you can't live in fear': Living with cancer amid coronavirus ~health Article 677 words 6 votes
The world is experiencing a new form of autocracy ~humanities Article 1687 words, published Mar 1 2020 6 votes
Everyone’s a socialist in a pandemic: Republicans want Medicare for all, but just for this one disease ~health healthcare Article 918 words 34 votes
'Huge revolution coming': Ditching plastic wrap for compostable wrap ~enviro plastics Article 602 words 4 votes
A reconstruction of how the coronavirus spread around Seattle, based on interviews with health-care providers, first responders, relatives of patients and academic researchers ~health healthcare Article 6 votes
Coronavirus conference called "Doing Business Under Coronavirus" gets canceled because of Coronavirus ~health Article 7 votes
Brands can now purchase an ad in the #2 slot of Reddit's "Trending" sections in the Popular page and Search dropdown ~tech social media Article 617 words 26 votes
Elliott Management’s Paul Singer seeks to replace Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ~finance business Article 9 votes
South Korea is composting its way to sustainability with automated bins, rooftop farms, and underground mushroom-growing ~enviro recycling sustainability Article 5345 words 5 votes
Iran's negligence may lead to an even greater global viral outbreak ~health Article 1013 words 7 votes
We’re not prepared for the end of Moore’s Law ~comp Article 2055 words, published Feb 24 2020 13 votes
How dating became a market, and the consequences that follow from this ~life relationships Article 2985 words 22 votes
The greatest human rights violation on the planet is the harm men do to women ~life Article 1083 words 12 votes
Cameo is the logical endpoint of modern celebrity-obsessed culture and interaction—a perfect storm of convenience, access, and affordability ~tech social media Article 1606 words 13 votes
How the Coronavirus revealed authoritarianism’s fatal flaw ~health Article 2653 words, published Feb 22 2020 14 votes
‘Now is the time’: A Federal Reserve official urges Congress to plan for recessions ~finance Article 1020 words 7 votes
Giant phages have been found in French lakes, baboons from Kenya, and the human mouth ~science biology.molecular Article 567 words 10 votes
Forget face masks and rubber gloves. The best way to avoid the coronavirus is frequent hand washing, according to a medical adviser to the world’s airlines. ~health medicine Article 12 votes
US President Donald Trump acquitted of two impeachment charges in near party-line vote ~news usa politics.usa Article 2376 words 28 votes
‘Edge of Democracy’ looks at Brazil with outrage and heartbreak ~movies documentaries reviews Article 853 words, published Jun 18 2019 5 votes
Why Swexit is unthinkable – trade ties make Sweden's European Union departure unthinkable ~finance economics Article 5 votes
Here’s what the oft-cited R0 number tells us about the new outbreak—and what it doesn’t ~health Article 567 words 3 votes
The Muslim world’s question: ‘What happened to us?’ ~humanities.history Article 3066 words, published Jan 25 2020 5 votes