Annerieke Daniel talks about the especially fraught position of Black women's health during the pandemic.
For Maternal Health and COVID-19, a Racial Divide
Essays
When the Pandemic Reveals Genocide
Martin Shuster examines the "oblique intention" made evident in American society by COVID-19.
On Not Learning from Camus’s The Plague
Cóilín Parsons talks about teaching Camus during our own plague, and we can — yet haven't — learned from it.
A Reply to “We Were Always Men” by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Tim Reid, Sr. pens a brief reply to Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s recent essay in "The New York Times."
Isolated Incidents: A Quarantine Diary
Rennie McDougall writes about how contagion spreads in the body and in the mind.
The Courage to Face Death: Easter Lessons from James Cone
Rahuldeep Singh Gill reminds us of the teachings of the late black theologian James Cone and what crucifixion and American racism have in common.
Brando in Southeast Asia
Douglas Kammen traces a Golden Age of Hollywood icon's journey through Southeast Asia.
Will Los Angeles County Become Part of a National Movement to Elect Progressive Reformers for District Attorney?
Stephen Rohde talks about the Los Angeles District Attorney race coming in November 2020 and his activism on behalf of death penalty opponent George Gascon.
Who’s There?
Paul Gleason recounts a harrowing tale of unwelcome contact in the age of social distancing.
The Quiet World
Joanna Chen reflects on a contagion-shutdown world through Jeffrey McDaniel's "The Quiet World."
