Coronavirus pandemic

Shoppers are asked to wear masks inside of the Mi Casa Gallery on South Congress. Travis County moved back to Stage 4 of COVID rules, which recommends, but does not require residents to wear masks indoors and when social distancing isn't possible outdoors. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman/TNS)

Your Brain Doesn’t Like Uncertainty — And That Will Help You Cope With COVID

The availability of COVID-19 vaccines earlier this year allowed for the partial reboot of life as usual during the pandemic. But the omicron variant — and its delta predecessor — have come along to…

Kevin S. LaBar 09 December 2021

Celebrating Arab Americans Through Art

Last week, The Arab American National Museum (AANM), in Dearborn, Michigan, the home of the largest Arabic and Islamic communities in the US, hosted the annual Arab Film Festival, as part of other…

Mohammad Ali Salih 03 December 2021

Are Rewards for Getting COVID-19 Vaccinations Really Such a Great Idea?

At first, getting vaccinated against COVID-19 seemed like enough of a reward. You got the satisfaction of protecting your health and that of the people around you, and the knowledge that soon you…

Doyle McManus 15 June 2021

Saudi passengers arrive to King Khaled International airport in the capital Riyadh on May 17, 2021, as Saudi authorities lift travel restrictions for citizens immunised against COVID-19. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)

M.E. Airports Take Off on Pandemic Safety

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, passengers started to have concerns about safety on board. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that “because of how…

Menna A. Farouk 30 May 2021

Moral Virtue in the Time of Cholera

In April, British Prime MinisterBoris Johnsonbecame one of the first high-profile world leaders to contract the novel coronavirus. He was hospitalized for about a week, including several nervous days…

David Rosner 27 November 2020

The End of the Pandemic Is Now in Sight

For all that scientists have done to tame the biological world, there are still things that lie outside the realm of human knowledge. The coronavirus was one such alarming reminder, when it emerged…

Sarah Zhang 27 November 2020

The Pandemic Hurts Countries That Don't Value Workers

In recent years, academics and policymakers inthe United Stateshave struggled with an economic mystery. Why, even as theU.S.economy has grown in the past few decades, have wages remained relatively…

Jacob Leibenluft 28 August 2020

Public Health Calls for Solidarity, Not Warfare

Politicians all over the world have embraced war metaphors to describe the global pandemic. COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is the enemy. Inthe United States, PresidentDonald…

Natalia Linos and Mary T. Bassett 08 May 2020

Popular
Editor's Pick

AFP

Documents & Memoirs

Peacemaker or evil genius? Kissinger’s mixed legacy in the Middle East

01 December 2023

Henry Kissinger will be remembered for his controversial legacy in the Middle East

Sami Moubayed

Iraqis hold a mass rally supporting the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023., in Baghdad

Politics

Gaza war poses political dilemma for Iraq

20 November 2023

The prime minister in Baghdad must deal with the demands of the US, Iran and armed groups at home, while trying to prioritise his own national interests. Here's a three-option plan on how he can.

Ayad Al-Anbar