Trump Is Gutting Our Democracy While We’re Dealing with Coronavirus

When President Trump announced late Friday that he would fire the government watchdog who told Congress about the Ukraine whistle-blower complaint,...

Google Searches Can Help Us Find Emerging Covid-19 Outbreaks

Every day, millions of people around the world type their health symptoms into Google. We can use these searches to help detect unknown Covid-19...

Africa’s largest airline is starting to furlough workers as the global travel downturn bites

The airline is laying off contractors for three months without pay

Trump's radical attempt to sabotage auto emissions rules: It's even worse than you think

President Trump's proposed drastic relaxation of future auto emissions standards has been widely blasted as a repeal of "the government's biggest...

Popular Time-Blocking or Time-Management Techniques You Can Use While Working Remotely

Adapting to remote work can be difficult, especially for those of us who have spent years commuting to the office week after week. Managing time...

Why It’s Unconstitutional To Keep Grocery Stores Open While Closing Churches

In response to the Wuhan coronavirus, state governors and local leaders have issued wide-ranging executive orders requiring closure of...

Don’t Freak Out About Quarantine Screen Time

Staying home is the best thing we can all do to stem the spread of Covid-19. That means our families’ screen time is about to go through the roof...

10 things in tech you need to know today

Apple has begun designing and producing face shields to protect health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

A hedge fund made a 40% gain by calling the coronavirus sell-off and shorting stocks

Dymon Asia Capital had a moment straight out of "The Big Short" when it spotted red flags in Google searches and Chinese data.

'Shrugging off the pessimism': Stocks rally on early signs that lockdowns are working against coronavirus

Italy suffered its fewest deaths from the disease in two weeks on Sunday, while casualties in France and Spain fell to multi-day lows.

Singapore is racing to stop coronavirus spreading in migrant worker dormitories

Nearly 20,000 people are under quarantine, once again highlighting how the pandemic is reinforcing the precarious situation of migrant workers...

Even a “forced sabbatical” can have profound benefits

Research on sabbaticals shows how to make the most out of distance from work.

Virtual school is hard enough. It’s even more chaotic for a family of 9

A newspaper editor and mom of seven shares her family's new normal.

Miles Davis’ Epic ‘Bitches Brew’ Turns 50 and It Still Sucks

My favorite Miles Davis anecdote—and he was a rainfall of great stories—was when he was recording in the studio one time and kept “cracking”...

US Forces Japan Declares Public Health Emergency Amid Virus Fears

The commander of U.S. Forces Japan announced a public health emergency on Monday, April 6. The declaration applies to Japan’s Kanto Plains...

8 smart ways to keep networking while you’re stuck at home

We are all working remotely. There’s an onslaught of change, new work habits, and “coworkers.” We are inundated by content about COVID-19 that...

How the Vietnam War Fused the Modern American Right

We often misunderstand and underestimate the importance of foreign policy events for domestic politics. Americans tend to treat as a truism the...

The U.S. Navy Could Have Had a Much Better Nuclear Submarine

David Axe Security, The U.S. Navy’s latest submarine almost was a lot bigger and more sophisticated. Faced with a looming shortage of...

People in The UK Are Burning 5G Phone Towers Because Conspiracy Theorists Claim They Spread Coronavirus

Videos of the arson attacks have been shared on social media platforms, which are under pressure to remove the conspiracy theory content.

Catholic Bishops Forbid Making Sign Of The Cross: ‘You Could Poke Your Eye Out And Go Blind’

The U.S. bishops announced on Friday that the sign of the cross would no longer be permitted. The precaution was instituted to protect Catholics...

Could ‘Stay-at-Home’ Orders Given Birth To A Global Baby Boom?

Nearly half the world’s population is confined to their homes with two primary tasks: 1. Do not catch nor spread COVID-19. 2. Don’t go nuts...

Redistribution of hospital supplies saves lives

It is here: The first massive, overwhelming swell in healthcare demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic is on the horizon and arriving in many areas of...

On Being White and Broke in America

I’m what one therapist called a “ class-straddler,” which I prefer to “class-transitioner,” because the truth is, there’s never not a foot...

We Simply Can’t Afford To Be Spending Money We Don’t Have

No doubt some members of Congress had to hold their noses while they were voting for the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...

Old Divisions Threaten Europe’s Economic Response to the Coronavirus

On March 18, the European Central Bank announced that it will buy an additional 750 billion euros’ worth of European corporate and government...

Indian aviation’s wings will remain clipped long after the coronavirus lockdown

Passenger traffic growth will be negative in financial year 2021.

New IBM CEO Arvind Krishna: ‘We will hit a new normal sometime this year’

Arvind Krishna spoke to Fortune ahead of his first day at IBM's helm.

Good news: Coronavirus is causing an innovation renaissance

As the father of three girls, I sometimes get a little overwhelmed when thinking about COVID-19 and social distancing. They, as many are, are...

Yellow fever: Deploy yellow cabs and their plastic shields to protect drivers during the coronavirus emergency

There are 13,587 yellow taxis licensed in New York, but thousands have been garaged since Uber and Lyft flooded the streets. Thousands more than...

Amid A Pandemic, Photographers Help Grieving Parents Find Hope Through Suffering

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted our lives, but some aspects of life remain the same, including tragic losses that have nothing to with the...

Separated Iranian Families Have Been In Self-Isolation For Years

When Peyman celebrated his wife’s birthday in his apartment in Tehran on Nov. 13, 2018, he was the only family member in the room. There were two...

What Europe is (and isn’t) buying during quarantine

Supermarket data from Italy, France and UK shows it’s boom time for staples and downtime for pricey items such as Champagne.

Op-Ed: Millions need unemployment benefits. Unfortunately, the delivery system is broken

More than 10 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance in March as businesses shut their doors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

Almost a Third of Young People Have Lost Their Jobs So Far

As measures to slow the coronavirus pandemic lead to mass layoffs, people ages 18 to 34 are being disproportionately affected.

The Unusual COVID-19 Political Phenomenon

To everybody’s surprise, unlike flu, for each coronavirus case in Republican-governed states, there are approximately four (!) coronavirus cases...

Coronavirus Is Exposing How Foreign Crusades Bled America’s Domestic Resources Dry

The U.S. bled its institutions to the point of anemia in pursuit of crusades abroad, only to find itself unable to deal with acute threats at home....

5G-coronavirus conspiracy theory spurs rash of telecom tower arson fires

While there’s absolutely no evidence to support the idea that 5G technology contributes to Covid-19’s spread, the conspiracy is being shared...

Did Trump Ruin Our Economy for Nothing?

If you haven't already heard this from the "mainstream media" (AKA "fake news"), you soon will.

Why Inspector General Michael Atkinson Roundly Deserved To Be Fired

On Saturday, reporters queried President Trump about his Friday firing of Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson. Trump’s...

A Solution to COVID-19 Is in Sight!

While these solutions might be thwarted by bureaucracy, progress is happening rapidly.

The task for Trump’s fourth chief of staff: Control a crisis and save a presidency

Mark Meadows is taking over Trump’s White House in the middle of the coronavirus crisis, trying to succeed where three predecessors struggled.

These 6 Mexican-inspired recipes will satisfy your restaurant cravings at home

Having grown up on the cuisine of my abuela, nothing satisfies me more than the food of her native Mexico. For that very reason, it's the cuisine I...

The New ‘Final Fantasy VII’ Is More than Just a Nostalgia Trip

Cloud, Aerith, and Sephiroth return in a faithful adaptation whose questions about the limits of traditional politics have taken on a new urgency.

The 10 Deadliest Disasters In American History

COVID-19 is officially omnipresent. It’s a part of every conversation, news broadcast, social media post, and internet “water cooler chat.” As...

GOP Gangsters Hijack the Virus to Try and Steal the Election

It’s another new low for America’s leading racketeer-influenced and corrupt organization, formerly known as the Republican Party: Now, they’re...

COVID-19 and the Failures of Capitalism

The desperate policies of panic-driven governments involve throwing huge amounts of money at the economies collapsed in response to the coronavirus...

Why Censoring Different Viewpoints About Coronavirus Will Make It Worse

Support for taking only the most extreme measures to combat the Wuhan virus is the prevailing opinion these days, and mainstream and social media...

A Look at How South America Is Handling COVID-19

Against that backdrop of another Spanish-speaking nation's "efforts," it appears that Uruguay has been exceedingly intelligent.

Second Amendment Rights During Coronavirus Pandemic

States all over America are mandating that nonessential businesses close, which is forcing lawmakers to decide which businesses should be deemed...

The New Symbols of Our Crisis