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Article Club: Parenting in a Pandemic

In a pandemic, our economy is sending a clear message: you can either work or parent—you can’t do both Read the article we’re discussing: My Son Peed Onscreen in a …

Illustration of a woman walking across a tightrope against a royal blue background. Swirling in the air around her are various objects showing the collision of work and parenting life––paperwork, children's alphabetical building blocks, a cup of coffee, a bottle, and envelopes.

Society

My Son Peed Onscreen in a Zoom Call, and Other Tales of a Working Parent

July 7, 2020July 10, 2020 - by Mihira Lakshman

In a pandemic, our economy is sending a clear message: you can either work or parent

A man in a checkered shirt stands inside a large, barn-shaped building surrounded by chickens. He is holding a chicken in his hands and leaning towards it.

Health

A Warning from the Chickens of the World

July 6, 2020July 8, 2020 - by David Waltner-Toews

How our reliance on mass-produced food increases the risk of pandemics

Photo illustration of a waterfront boardwalk with a thin crowd of people. Some people are encased in translucent bubbles to maintain social distancing.

How to Lift a Lockdown

May 13, 2020July 10, 2020 - by Danielle Groen

From immunity passports to mass testing: the science, logistics, and ethics of recovering from COVID-19

Illustration of two people wearing leopard-print jackets and running down the aisles of a supermarket. The woman is pushing a cart.

COVID-19 / June 2020 / Science

Your Brain on COVID-19

May 6, 2020June 18, 2020 - by Carolyn Abraham

Fear, denial, panic buying: why our minds are not designed to process threats like the coronavirus pandemic

Health

Record of a Pandemic

April 7, 2020June 2, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

COVID-19 has transformed our world. The Walrus explores these changes and asks what comes next

An illustration of a woman, sitting at a window inside an apartment. In front of her is a laptop with an open window that says "stay home." Outside the window is a park and a block of buildings, in which people socialize, picnic, play basketball, and talk, not bothering to maintain any physical distancing measures.

COVID-19 / First Person / Society

Family on the Front Lines of a Pandemic

April 7, 2020June 27, 2020 - by Judy Ziyi Gu

Until my uncle was sent to care for patients in Wuhan, the outbreak didn’t feel real to me. If only we had all paid attention sooner

Sports

Sports under Quarantine

March 30, 2020May 1, 2020 - by Benjamin Hertwig

With the closure of arenas, a sports fan laments the loss of community

An illustration of a person peeking through their fingers. Their eyeball is the shape of the COVID-19 germ (a small round microbe with protrusions that look like the spokes of a crown).

Health / May 2020

Anatomy of a Pandemic

March 11, 2020June 2, 2020 - by Kevin Patterson

Like major contagions throughout history, the new coronavirus causes fear as well as illness. The remedy for both, it turns out, is the same

A teal backpack viewed on someone's back with all kinds of poison and radiation badges on it.

November 2018 / Society

How to Prepare for Doomsday

November 6, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Glynis Ratclife

Go bags are a measure of our readiness for the unknown—and a reminder of our reluctance to face it