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The COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be the Fastest Ever Developed
Pending the results of a Phase III trial, the biotech company Moderna could have a vaccine ready for approval as soon as the fall.
Trump Is a Superspreader—of Distraction
In a matter of days, a hundred thousand will be dead from the pandemic, and the President is mass-proliferating diversions.
Immunity Passports and the Perils of Conferring Coronavirus Status
Smartphone apps that promise to verify whether a user has been infected with COVID-19 might be creating more problems than they solve.
The Case for Letting the Restaurant Industry Die
Tunde Wey, the New Orleans-based activist-artist and cook, describes his radical vision of a more equitable culinary world.
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China Declares Victory Over COVID-19 and Critics of the Communist Party
This year, the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress are turning into a self-congratulatory pageant in which the Party’s emboldened leadership celebrates itself.
Concerts in the Void
The sound is often tinny, the stage patter awkward, but live-streamed events have generated moments of startling power.
Anthony Davis’s Revolutionary Opera: “X”
After the composer’s Pulitzer win for “The Central Park Five,” now is the time to reconsider his groundbreaking opera about the life of Malcolm X.
The Fragile Existence of Sex Workers During the Pandemic
They face not only a drop in employment but also discrimination and stigma as they search for relief.
Restaurants Reclaim the Frozen Dinner
As fast as takeout and often more delicious, frozen food from local businesses and restaurants is blissfully immune to the passage of time.
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