--- title: May 18th, 2020 | Vol. 195, No. 18 | U.S. description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/magazine/us/5833417/may-18th-2020-vol-195-no-18-u-s/ og:title: May 18th, 2020 | Vol. 195, No. 18 | U.S. og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/magazine/us/5833417/may-18th-2020-vol-195-no-18-u-s/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ff266b2aeb0716e/698a0dc509208f2774416b19/TIM200518_Reckoning.Cover_.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2363 og:image:height: 1329 og:image:alt: The Great Reckoning Time Magazine cover 200518 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: May 18th, 2020 | Vol. 195, No. 18 | U.S. twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ff266b2aeb0716e/698a0dc509208f2774416b19/TIM200518_Reckoning.Cover_.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Back to the vault # May 18, 2020 | Vol. 195 No. 18May 18, 2020 | Vol. 195 No. 18  Issue name May 18th, 2020 | Vol. 195, No. 18 | U.S. Issue date May 18, 2020 Location U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Asia, South Pacific, North America, South America Related categories [Society](/vault/subject/society/) [Politics](/vault/subject/politics/) [Economy](/vault/subject/economy/) [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents IdeasU.S.Others ### Ideas [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### The Moment to Change the World Is Right Now [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Why Comparing the Fight Against COVID-19 to War Is Ethically Dangerous [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Why America's Lasting Advantages May Allow the Country to Emerge Stronger After COVID-19 ### U.S. [U.S.](/section/us/) ### No Income. Major Medical Bills. What Life Is Like for Millions of Americans Facing Financial Ruin Because of the Pandemic The coronavirus has exposed the fragility of America’s safety net ### Others [Cooking in Quarantine With Top Chef Host Padma Lakshmi Means Tasting Many Nations](/5833419/padma-lakshmi-quarantine/) May 18th, 2020 | Vol. 195, No. 18 | U.S. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"May 18th, 2020 | Vol. 195, No. 18 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/5833417/may-18th-2020-vol-195-no-18-u-s/"}]}]} ```