Roundup Top Ten for April 17, 2020
Despite the Risks, Letting Americans Vote by Mail in November is Good for Democracyby Jonathan W. WhiteToday’s debate about broadening access to absentee ballots amid a pandemic should be less controversial than the Civil War era struggle over creating an entirely new system. |
The Normal Economy Is Never Coming Backby Adam ToozeThe latest U.S. data proves the world is in its steepest freefall ever—and the old economic and political playbooks don’t apply. |
Prudence in a Stormby Yuval LevinRestrained action in a crisis is no wiser than panic in normal times. |
Dr. Fauci and My Momby Molly Ladd-TaylorLet me say it now. Thank you, Dr. Fauci. Stay safe. |
The Pathology of American Racism is Making the Pathology of the Coronavirus Worseby Stacey PattonBlack America is ground zero for covid-19. |
The Pandemic Is Not a Natural Disasterby Kate BrownZoonotic diseases can seem like earthquakes; they appear to be random acts of nature. In fact, they are more like hurricanes—they can occur more frequently, and become more powerful, if human beings alter the environment in the wrong ways. |
Trump Reveals the Truth About Voter Suppressionby David W. BlightThe president is the latest in a long line of conservative politicians to see minority voters as a threat. |
Covid-19′s Disruptions Echo the Disturbances That Followed MLK’s Assassinationby Kyla SommersFormer HNN editor-in-chief Kyla Sommers reminds us that Washingtonians have united in the face of a crisis before, and they can do so again. |
‘A White Man Took Her’: Trauma, Loss, and Grief among the Enslavedby Tyler ParryIn leaving a record of their trauma, the formerly enslaved invite their readers to approach the emotional histories of those trapped in antebellum slavery. |
When Asian-Americans Have to Prove We Belongby Jia Lynn Yang"This isn’t the first time we’ve been treated as a threat," writes Jia Lynn Yang. |