All the Sad, Lonely Pandemic Puppies
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The Truth About Deinstitutionalization
A popular theory links the closing of state psychiatric hospitals to the increased incarceration of people with mental illness. But the reality is more complicated.
Vaccine Lottery Tickets Are Sad, but Also Perfect
Incentives may feel condescending, but they are what America does best.
COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Are Looking Beyond the Spike Protein
It’s time for more weapons in the shots-versus-virus arms race.
Podcast: Dealing With Post-pandemic Trauma
The Atlantic staff writer Ed Yong talks with James Hamblin and Maeve Higgins about the ways, large and small, in which we’ve all suffered.
What Happens When Americans Can Finally Exhale
The pandemic’s mental wounds are still wide open.
Restaurants Have a New Problem, and It Has Red Eyes and Is Super Loud
Cicadas could turn outdoor dining into a total nightmare.
No One Actually Knows If You’re Vaccinated
America has always been on the vaccine honor system.
We Can’t Hide in Our Bubble of Immunity Forever
As Americans abandon masks, the world is suffering around them.
Podcast: Share the Vaccine ‘Recipe’
What difference could it make worldwide if the U.S. waived patents for vaccines?