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Brandon Bell / Getty A Synagogue Shouldn’t Be a Fortress
Security experts maximize defenses. But places of worship need to remain welcoming.
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Getty; The Atlantic The Pandemic Is Ending With a Whimper
The decision to move on to the recovery phase needs to be made by politicians, not scientists.
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John Lamparski / NurPhoto / AP Vaccine Refusers Don’t Get to Dictate Terms Anymore
People who opt out of shots shouldn’t expect their employers, health insurers, and fellow citizens to accommodate them.
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Angel Garcia / Bloomberg / Getty Unvaccinated People Need to Bear the Burden
Beyond limiting the coronavirus’s flow from hot spots to the rest of the country, allowing only vaccinated people on domestic flights will change minds, too.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic Don’t Wait for Herd Immunity
We may never reach the point when viral spread stops, but a strategy of minimizing risk—not eliminating it—can help Americans reclaim normalcy.
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Mark Power / Magnum The Border Mess That Trump Left Behind
Reversing the previous administration’s cruelties isn’t the same as an unconditional welcome.
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Drew Angerer / Getty How MAGA Extremism Ends
If Trump keeps losing, the risk of future violence will abate.
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Jeffrey Basinger / Newsday / Getty / Maxim … The Month the Pandemic Started to End
The pandemic is unfolding as if on a split screen. The winter looks bleak, but Americans can now give themselves permission to hope for a speedy vaccine rollout.
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Milan Bures / Anzenberger / Redux The Emotionally Challenging Next Phase of the Pandemic
The end of summer is a bitter reminder: America’s coronavirus ordeal won’t end when 2020 does.
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SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty Trump Is the Problem. The Organizational Chart Doesn’t Matter.
Federal agents are confronting protesters in Portland because voters chose a president with authoritarian instincts.
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Bodo Schackow / picture alliance / Getty Reopening Schools Was Just an Afterthought
Americans found out the hard way that education is essential infrastructure.
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The Atlantic Trump Turns the U.S. Into an Outcast
Other countries are judging America by its sickest states and most reckless politicians.
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Peter Marlow / Magnum Never Go Back to the Office
The coronavirus killed corporate culture. Get used to working from home.
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Spencer Platt / Getty Trump Turned the Death Count Into a Story About Himself
Official figures exclude thousands who have died during the pandemic. To draw the right lessons, the U.S. needs an accurate tally of the victims.
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Dustin Chambers / Bloomberg / Getty The U.S. Is Now Resorting to Plan C
Americans are not going to wait for sufficient testing. So what happens next?
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic After Social Distancing, a Strange Purgatory Awaits
Life right now feels very odd. And it will feel odd for months—and even years—to come.
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Chandan Khanna / AFP / Getty Canceling Everything Was the Easy Part
Shutting entire states down was painful but clearly necessary. Governors still have many ugly choices ahead of them.
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John Minchillo / AP If Trump Can’t Do the Job, Other People Need To
The president is more hindrance than help, so leaders in and out of government have to plan around him.
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Todd Heisler / The New York Times / … The Crisis Could Last 18 Months. Be Prepared.
The shutdowns happened remarkably quickly, but the process of resuming our lives will be far more muddled.
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Vladimir Sviracevic / Shutterstock / The Atlantic Trump Leaves States to Fend for Themselves
The coronavirus is America’s first 50-state disaster, and each governor is dependent on outside help that may never come.
