--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: May 18th, 2020 | Vol. 195, No. 18 | U.S. image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- 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/"}]}]} ```