COVID-19 has brought chaos to every aspect of our national life—not least to our politics. David Remnick speaks with Susan B. Glasser about the bipartisan stimulus bill, the pandemic’s effect on the 2020 Presidential race, and how Trump thinks about public health. Also, two emergency-room doctors describe the crisis from the vantage point of their overburdened hospitals. Plus: How will Alcoholics Anonymous maintain its recovery program without in-person meetings? And Jia Tolentino recommends a few things to lift our spirits and temper our loneliness.
A Wave of COVID-19 Cases Hits America’s Hospitals
Two emergency-room doctors describe the scope of the crisis, as seen from hospitals in New York and Washington State.
The Coronavirus Election
David Remnick speaks with Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker’s Washington correspondent, about the politics of the pandemic.
In Recovery, Remotely
How Alcoholics Anonymous is maintaining its program without holding in-person meetings.
What’s Keeping Jia Tolentino Sane in Quarantine
The staff writer picks a few things that lift her spirits: an Instagram feed of pandemic-chic outfits, a novel about the German occupation of France, and an aquarium live stream.
