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On the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 12; that day, amid fears over the spread of the coronavirus, Wall Street saw its worst day since 1987.

The Coronavirus Won’t Be an Economic Catastrophe — Unless We Let it Become One

The global system came under unusual and intense pressure over the weekend....

The global system came under unusual and intense pressure over the weekend. New reports of quarantine against the coronavirus, a breakdown in OPEC negotiations about the levels of oil production, and an already tetchy financial...

Migrants who came to Edirne, Turkey, to try and cross in Greece and after that to go to western Europe, gathered around a fire outside a bus station in Edirne on March 6, 2020.

What Happens Next with Europe’s Latest Refugee Crisis

For a war that’s supposedly been won, Syria continues to bleed refugees at ...

For a war that’s supposedly been won, Syria continues to bleed refugees at an alarming rate. Idlib, a city in the country’s northwest, is the final rebel holdout that keeps Bashar al-Assad—and his Russian backers—from...

The Oakland Municipal Auditorium being used as a temporary hospital during the influenza pandemic of 1918, in Oakland, California.

The World Changed Its Approach to Health After the 1918 Flu. Will It After The COVID-19 Outbreak?

As the world grapples with a global health emergency that is COVID-19, many...

As the world grapples with a global health emergency that is COVID-19, many are drawing parallels with a pandemic of another infectious disease – influenza – that took the world by storm just over 100...

'We Have No Practice Talking About Race in This Country.' Claudia Rankine on White Privilege and Her New Play Help

The poet and playwright grapples with whiteness in the Trump era in a new p...

The poet and playwright grapples with whiteness in the Trump era in a new play at The Shed in New York City

Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) participate in the Democratic presidential primary debate in Manchester, N.H. on Feb. 7, 2020.

The Democrats Need to Sing a New Tune to Beat Trump

It may sound crazy, but the Democrats are singing Trump’s tune. We need a d...

It may sound crazy, but the Democrats are singing Trump’s tune. We need a different song. Sure, the two parties are miles apart on everything from healthcare to immigration. The consequences of a second Trump...

Samples of coronavirus being prepared for testing in the New York health department's virology lab.

Why Coronavirus Testing Should Be Free For All Americans

When Osmel Martinez Azcue returned to the US after a trip to China and deve...

When Osmel Martinez Azcue returned to the US after a trip to China and developed a flu-like illness, he did exactly the right thing. He went to a hospital in Miami to get tested for...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife appear before supporters at the Likud party campaign headquarters in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 3, 2020, after polls officially closed.

Benjamin Netanyahu's Toxic Win in Israel Election

Hate won. Again. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime ministe...

Hate won. Again. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, who will face a trial for charges of bribery later this month, has managed to get a significant lead in his third electoral showdown. It's not...