Epidemics and Pandemics

October 17, 2021

Family

The Staggering Number of Kids Who Have Lost a Parent to COVID-19

Joe Pinsker

October 16, 2021

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Ideas

How Scrubs Reinforce Sexist Double Standards

Trisha Pasricha

October 16, 2021

Ideas

The Great Resignation Is Accelerating

Derek Thompson

October 15, 2021

Ideas

The Hypocrisy of the Anti-vax Patriot

Julie Bogen

October 14, 2021

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Blaine Woodcock, a critical care nurse assigned to the 627th Hospital Center, provides care to a COVID-positive patient.

Health

We Accidentally Solved the Flu. Now What?

Jacob Stern

October 13, 2021

People stand together wearing masks and bundled in warm clothing.

Ideas

Do We Really Need to Meet In Person?

Ed Zitron

October 13, 2021

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Ideas

America’s Blue and Red Tribes Aren’t So Far Apart

Conor Friedersdorf

October 12, 2021

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Ideas

A COVID Serenity Prayer

Lucy McBride

October 10, 2021

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Ideas

Why Aren’t We Even Talking About Easing COVID Restrictions?

Ross Barkan

October 9, 2021

Science

Nine Pandemic Words That Almost No One Gets Right

Katherine J. Wu

October 8, 2021

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: The Big Wait

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

October 8, 2021

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Ideas

America Is Running Out of Everything

Derek Thompson

October 7, 2021

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Health

Timing Is Everything for Merck’s COVID Pill

Katherine J. Wu

October 6, 2021

Science

A Better Way to Think About Your Risk for COVID

Roxanne Khamsi

October 6, 2021

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Ideas

How the Smug Politics of COVID-19 Empowers the Far Right

Simon Copland

October 6, 2021

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Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Four Pandemic Mistakes America Can’t Quit

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

October 5, 2021

Health

Why Are Americans Still—Still!—Wearing Cloth Masks?

Yasmin Tayag

October 4, 2021

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Ideas

The Myth That Democracies Bungled the Pandemic

Justin Esarey

October 4, 2021

Science

What Even Counts as Science Writing Anymore?

Ed Yong

October 2, 2021

The Friendship Files

How to Rekindle a Long-Distance Friendship

Julie Beck

October 1, 2021

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Ideas

Why LeBron James Shouldn’t Cover for Vaccine Refusers

Jemele Hill

October 1, 2021

Ideas

Schools Need to Undo the Damage of Pods

Calder Katyal

October 1, 2021

High-school students wearing masks sit together outside a school building.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Start Planning Your Holidays Now

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

September 30, 2021

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Health

We’re Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic

Ed Yong

September 29, 2021

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Ideas

Why Are People Nostalgic for Early-Pandemic Life?

Morgan Ome and Christian Paz

September 29, 2021

A photo of people socially distanced at a park

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: The Booster Rollout Is Fracturing the Pandemic Even More

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

September 28, 2021

Health

Fauci: Boosters Are for Keeping People Healthy, Not Alive

Rachel Gutman-Wei

September 28, 2021

Family

Consent Is About More Than Sex

Kristine Guillaume

September 27, 2021

Two people wearing masks stand face-to-face on a dock, with a body of water in the background.

Science

The Nonsensical Loophole in Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

Katherine J. Wu

September 27, 2021

art of a vaccine syringe crossed over two coronavirus test strips in a "does not equal" sign

Ideas

How America Dropped to No. 36

Derek Thompson

September 26, 2021

Health

Fully Vaccinated Is Suddenly a Much Less Useful Phrase

Rachel Gutman-Wei

September 24, 2021

Two multicolored syringes and one white syringe

Ideas

Many Parents Won’t Vaccinate Their Kids. Here’s Why.

Aaron E. Carroll

September 24, 2021

Illustration of kids with red and green squares covering their faces.

Science

The Most Important Vaccine I’ll Get This Fall

Katherine J. Wu

September 23, 2021

Ideas

No, Vaccinated People Are Not ‘Just as Likely’ to Spread the Coronavirus as Unvaccinated People

Craig Spencer

September 23, 2021

A vaccine umbrella surrounded by green dots

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Immunity Is Redefining COVID-19

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

September 22, 2021

Sections

The Print Edition

America Stopped Treating Health-Care Workers Like Heroes

The Staggering Number of Kids Who Have Lost a Parent to COVID-19

How Scrubs Reinforce Sexist Double Standards

The Great Resignation Is Accelerating

The Hypocrisy of the Anti-vax Patriot

We Accidentally Solved the Flu. Now What?

Do We Really Need to Meet In Person?

America’s Blue and Red Tribes Aren’t So Far Apart

A COVID Serenity Prayer

Why Aren’t We Even Talking About Easing COVID Restrictions?

Nine Pandemic Words That Almost No One Gets Right

The Atlantic Daily: The Big Wait

America Is Running Out of Everything

Timing Is Everything for Merck’s COVID Pill

A Better Way to Think About Your Risk for COVID

How the Smug Politics of COVID-19 Empowers the Far Right

The Atlantic Daily: Four Pandemic Mistakes America Can’t Quit

Why Are Americans Still—Still!—Wearing Cloth Masks?

The Myth That Democracies Bungled the Pandemic

What Even Counts as Science Writing Anymore?

How to Rekindle a Long-Distance Friendship

Why LeBron James Shouldn’t Cover for Vaccine Refusers

Schools Need to Undo the Damage of Pods

The Atlantic Daily: Start Planning Your Holidays Now

We’re Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic

Why Are People Nostalgic for Early-Pandemic Life?

The Atlantic Daily: The Booster Rollout Is Fracturing the Pandemic Even More

Fauci: Boosters Are for Keeping People Healthy, Not Alive

Consent Is About More Than Sex

The Nonsensical Loophole in Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

How America Dropped to No. 36

Fully Vaccinated Is Suddenly a Much Less Useful Phrase

Many Parents Won’t Vaccinate Their Kids. Here’s Why.

The Most Important Vaccine I’ll Get This Fall

No, Vaccinated People Are Not ‘Just as Likely’ to Spread the Coronavirus as Unvaccinated People

The Atlantic Daily: Immunity Is Redefining COVID-19