The State of the Union on Covid-19

Positive test rates are declining, states are opening up, and Mitch…

Public Bathrooms Are a Big Question Mark

New data suggests shared bathrooms could be bad news for the…

The Absurd 5G Conspiracy, a Sudoku Surge, and a Demand for Plastic Surgery

A roundup of Covid-19 stories we’re reading today

• Since the early days of the pandemic, believers of the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory have…

The Lancet Releases a Statement

The journal says the President’s claims are false

The Lancet corrects the record.

How South Korea Stopped Covid-19

Why political accountability sets the country apart

Why South Korea was able to stop Covid-19. Writer Soopum Sohn reports that political accountability is what set the country apart.

A Houston Strip Club Briefly Reopens

The story of Club Onyx

What happened when a Houston strip club tried to reopen.

For Nneka “DJ Nneka” Ndukwe, the air outside Club Onyx smelled like freedom. The 36-year-old has spent the past two…

Rahm Emanuel on Food Deserts and the Pandemic

The need for fresh food is acute right now

Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor of Chicago, writes about how food deserts are creating pandemic hotspots.