Tag: Coronavirus
Five workplace trends will shape life after lockdown
Dave Cook, UCL
We are experiencing the biggest remote work experiment in history – but many are beginning to imagine life after lockdown. Amid unprecedented...
For parents of color, schooling at home can be an act...
Monisha Bajaj, University of San Francisco
My 6-year-old hates the British. To be more specific, the British Empire that ruled over up to a quarter...
What needs to go right to get a coronavirus vaccine in...
Marcos E. García-Ojeda, University of California, Merced
I, like many Americans, miss the pre-pandemic world of hugging family and friends, going to work and having...
Rwanda’s coffee harvest will go forward despite pandemic – at a...
Andrew Gerard, Michigan State University and David L. Ortega, Michigan State University
As countries begin to reopen after months of coronavirus lockdown, Rwanda is pressing...
Why April was Wall Street’s best month in decades – despite...
Kim Kaivanto, Lancaster University
At times the contrast between the real economy and the stock market is striking. For US stocks, April was their best...
How a one-off tax on wealth could cover the economic cost...
Nick O'Donovan, Manchester Metropolitan University
The UK’s annual public deficit is predicted to balloon from a previously forecast £55 billion to £273 billion by the...
We call workers ‘essential’ – but is that just referring to...
Zachary Jaggers, University of Oregon
By this point in the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve probably heard a lot about “essential workers.” They’re the people working in...
As states weigh human lives versus the economy, history suggests the...
Peter C. Mancall, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Policymakers are beginning to decide how to reopen the American...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
