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Epidemics and Pandemics

Gen Z Is Done With the Pandemic

December 13, 2021

Young people dancing at Trans-Pecos, an all-ages venue in Bushwick, Brooklyn

What a Progressive Utopia Does to Outdoor Dining

Conor Friedersdorf

December 12, 2021

Outdoor dining in a parklet in San Francisco.

COVID Has Broken the Economy

December 10, 2021

A man sitting at a cubicle among many boxes

The Pandemic of the Vaccinated Is Here

Rachel Gutman-Wei

December 9, 2021

Masked and unmasked people, walking down a city street

Omicron’s Explosive Growth Is a Warning Sign

December 8, 2021

Illustration of an exclamation point with a coronavirus as the dot

Work In Progress

Three Myths of the Great Resignation

December 8, 2021

Illustration of a plate with "I quit" spelled out with green peas.

The Atlantic Daily: Americans Are Reimagining Work

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 7, 2021

Red 'A' on an envelope

Jen Psaki’s Rapid-Testing Gaffe Is Not as Simple as It Seems

December 7, 2021

Jen Psaki speaking from a White House podium

Why Are We Still Isolating Vaccinated People for 10 Days?

Katherine J. Wu

December 7, 2021

a person looking out of a window

We’re Not at Endemicity Yet

December 6, 2021

An illustration of a distorted coronavirus particle

What’s Really Behind Global Vaccine Hesitancy

December 6, 2021

A Pinocchio figure with a vaccine syringe for a nose

How to Care Less About Work

Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen

December 5, 2021

A photo illustration of an arrow puncturing a clock

Will This Pandemic Ever Be Over?

Molly Jong-Fast

December 3, 2021

The Atlantic Daily: Omicron Could Be Bad, or Really Bad—Or Maybe Good

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 2, 2021

Omicron Won’t Ruin Your Booster

Katherine J. Wu

December 2, 2021

a Pfizer vaccine vial

Peloton Is Stuck, Just Like the Rest of Us

December 2, 2021

An image of a peloton bike in a bubble.

We Opened the Schools and ... It Was Fine

Aaron E. Carroll

December 2, 2021

Illustration of a keyhole showing a kid walking down a path to school.

The Rise of Déjà Zoom

December 2, 2021

Illustration of Zoom screens with a person's eye

Omicron’s Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios

Rachel Gutman-Wei

December 1, 2021

An empty airport in Japan after travel was restricted because of the Omicron variant

What J&J Can Still Teach Us

Katherine J. Wu

December 1, 2021

a vaccine syringe whose body is made up of chain links

The Omicron Information Vacuum

November 29, 2021

The Atlantic Daily: What We Know About the Omicron Variant

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 29, 2021

A black and white photo of travelers with suitcases wearing masks

COVID Parenting Is Reaching a Breaking Point

November 29, 2021

Four colorful coronaviruses, each enclosed in a conversation bubble

The New COVID Drugs Are a Bigger Deal Than People Realize

November 29, 2021

A nurse takes care of a COVID patient who is lying on his stomach in a hospital bed.

What Stephen Sondheim Knew About Endings

Amy Weiss-Meyer

November 27, 2021

Stephen Sondheim

We Know Almost Nothing About the Omicron Variant

Katherine J. Wu

November 27, 2021

A gloved hand places a nasal swab in liquid to test for COVID-19

Thanksgiving? In This Economy?

November 24, 2021

An illustration of a turkey and a line graph pointing upwards

The Pandemic Is Ending With a Whimper

Juliette Kayyem

November 24, 2021

Artwork of the coronavirus divided into red- and blue-shaded halves

America’s Pandemic Star Loses Some Luster

November 24, 2021

Children splash in a fountain in Burlington, Vermont.

The End of Trust

December 2021 Issue

3-panel cartoon with 2 figures in business attire: both standing; the left figure falling in a trust fall; the right figure walks away and left figure hits floor

The Atlantic Daily: Our Future With COVID

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 23, 2021

Red 'A' on an envelope

We Are Running in 'Degraded Mode'

November 23, 2021

tilted wooden shack against blue sky

COVID Tests Weren’t Designed for This

Katherine J. Wu

November 23, 2021

a testing swab creating a confusing maze

Work From Home Works Until You Need Time Off

November 22, 2021

A person works on their laptop in bed.

COVID Sure Looks Seasonal Now

Rachel Gutman-Wei

November 20, 2021

A man wearing a face mask walks through the snow.

The New Pandemic Division Tearing Europe Apart

November 20, 2021

Three police officers patrol through a Christmas market to monitor compliance with the lockdown.