Opinion: Redesigning The COVID-19 City
Pedestrian streets. Vertical gardens. Arenas overhauled for social distancing. Robert Muggah and Thomas Ermacora envision how urban centers will adapt to pandemic life.
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Opinion: There Is No 'Get Tough' With Coronavirus; We Need A New Slogan
NPR's Scott Simon says slogans and bromides fall short when it comes to dealing with the new coronavirus.
Our Daughter Tested Positive For Coronavirus: We Cheered Her With 'Room Service' Food
The quarantined are lonely — none of us could comfort her in person when she was locked down in her room. But we were determined to make it less frightening. That meant turning to food.
Postcards From The Pandemic: Pico Iyer
Over the past weeks, we've been reaching out to TED speakers to ask how their lives have changed since COVID-19. On this episode, we hear from writer Pico Iyer, at his home in Nara, Japan.
Opinion: Iran's Aggression Continues Even Amid Coronavirus And 'Maximum Pressure'
Hawks argue the Trump administration's approach to Tehran is working, but recent events clearly demonstrate that Iran has not been cowed, argue Ariane Tabatabai and Colin P. Clarke.
Opinion: Remembering Folk Legend John Prine
NPR's Scott Simon remembers the renown Americana singer/songwriter John Prine, who died this week at the age of 73 from COVID 19.
Opinion: The Coronavirus Crisis Presents An Opportunity To End War In Ukraine
"Especially during a pandemic, it is insanity for Russian-led forces and Ukrainians to be killing each other," write former U.S. envoys to Ukraine William B. Taylor, Steven Pifer and John E. Herbst.
Opinion: The Way The U.S. Beat TB Could Be A Boon In Battling Coronavirus
Tuberculosis is a dangerous infectious disease. The strategies used by wealthy countries to wipe it out within their borders in the 1950s hold lessons for the world.
Opinion: An Appeal To Youth To Face Coronavirus With Self-Sacrifice, Not Selfishness
The reaction of those in their teens and 20s can have an impact on the spread of the disease — and on their own moral character, the author says.
Can I Just Tell You: Accepting And Dealing With Grief In The Time Of Pandemic
NPR's Michel Martin shares her thoughts on coping with the grief people are feeling over their losses big and small because of the coronavirus.