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Apr 01 2020
Analysis
The World’s Most Dangerous Coronavirus Lockdowns
A growing number of countries around the world, if they have not done so already, are discussing the possibility of responding to the growing coronavirus pandemic by going into “lockdown,” borrowing a metaphor from the prison system. But the question of how to treat actual prisoners amid the epidemic has mostly slipped from public focus.
Prisons are a humanitarian crisis in the making,
Foreign PolicyApr 01 2020
News
Coronavirus drives competing global ‘playbooks’
Democratic and more authoritarian governments have adopted many similar measures to address COVID-19. But it’s worth watching for where they diverge – including steps toward tighter controls on dissent and support for coordinated international response.
For hundreds of millions of us across the globe, much of life as we’ve known it is now on hold. Not so, however, politics. Or
Christian Science MonitorApr 02 2020
News
The fear of coronavirus is changing our psychology
The threat of contagion can twist our psychological responses to ordinary interactions, leading us to behave in unexpected ways.
Rarely has the threat of disease occupied so much of our thinking. For weeks, almost every newspaper has stories about the coronavirus pandemic on its front page; radio and TV programmes have back-to-back coverage on the latest death tolls; and depending on
BBC NewsMar 14 2020
News
Trump announces he tested for coronavirus
President Trump announced he tested for the coronavirus on Friday night and is awaiting results.
As the White House Coronavirus Task Force gave a press conference on Saturday, Trump told reporters that he decided to take the test in response to Friday's press conference where the president declared a state of national emergency.
"By the way, I had my temperature taken coming into
Washington ExaminerMar 28 2020
News
Is it worth sacrificing privacy to stop coronavirus?
The coronavirus pandemic has led governments around the world to employ every possible resource to stem the spread of the virus. Those efforts can only go so far, however, before they come up against limitations.
One of the barriers is privacy. Some experts see opportunities to use technology to track and potentially control the outbreak, but doing so could mean breaking existing legal
Yahoo! The 360Mar 19 2020
News
Economic Stimulus Proposals in the Time of Coronavirus
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Wednesday, the Treasury Department pitched the details of the Trump administration’s $1 trillion economic stimulus proposal to Congress.The plan includes spending $500 billion on two rounds of direct payments Abridge NewsMar 15 2020
Opinion
Coronavirus Is a Moral Test That Conservatives Are Failing
If you’re healthy and young, minimizing your exposure to the novel coronavirus is less a health issue than a moral issue. And our supposedly conservative leaders are profound moral failures.
Probably you’ve seen this graph by now:
Daily BeastMar 13 2020
Analysis
Trump’s 7 worst statements on the coronavirus outbreak
In the novel coronavirus, President Donald Trump has finally met a problem that can’t be solved with his usual bag of political tools: obfuscation, denial, deflecting blame, and misinformation.
That hasn’t stopped him from trying, even if it means saying things that endanger public health.
As of March 12, the US has seen 1,323 confirmed cases of Covid-19, the disease stemming
VoxMar 13 2020
Opinion
On Coronavirus, the Nationalists Aren’t Nationalist Enough
One might have thought the coronavirus would activate Trump’s defensive instincts.
Aforeign threat, emanating from China and requiring border controls and the exercise of government power to protect Americans, has arrived in the United States.
Yet President Donald Trump spent the initial weeks minimizing the threat and talking of it magically disappearing, despite being a
Rich LowryMar 25 2020
News
When Will It Be Safe to Loosen Coronavirus Lockdowns?
Governments prepare for the long haul as authorities grapple with how much economic pain countries can endure.
As the new coronavirus spreads across the world, governments and scientists are bracing for a monthslong siege rather than a swift victory—one marked by shifting strategies and potentially prolonged economic disruption.
Sweeping restrictions and unprecedented lockdowns
Wall Street Journal (News)