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May 21, 2020
We Need Empathy in Times of Crisis. But That Doesn't Just Mean Feeling for Others
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by Salvador Gómez-Colón
May 21, 2020
What We Lose When We Hide Our Smiles Behind a Mask
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by Belinda Luscombe
May 21, 2020
A Safety Net Should Help People Feel Safe. The U.S. Managed to Do the Opposite
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by Zachary Karabell
May 21, 2020
It's Hard to Picture a Future After the Pandemic. But Together We'll Help Shape It
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by Abigail Harrison
May 21, 2020
The Voices of Black and Brown People Matter–and They're Finally Being Heard
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by Naomi Wadler
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May 21, 2020
The Pandemic Made My World Small. Social Media Helped Open It Up
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by Camryn Garrett
May 21, 2020
Why TIME Devoted an Issue to the Impact of the Pandemic on the Next Generation
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by Edward Felsenthal
May 21, 2020
'Lynn Was the Magic Ingredient.' Rosemarie DeWitt on the Impact of Filmmaker Lynn Shelton
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by Rosemarie DeWitt
May 21, 2020
'A Brilliant Satirist.' Rob Reiner Explains What Made Fred Willard So Funny
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by Rob Reiner
May 21, 2020
It's Time to Rethink the Language of Accessibility
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by Eddie Ndopu
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May 21, 2020
Unreasonable Fear Is Killing Black Men in America—And There's No Justification For It
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by David French
May 21, 2020
What I Know About My Generation Gives Me Hope
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by Amika George
May 20, 2020
Grief and Paperwork After a Loved One's Death
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by Daniel Jonce Evans
May 20, 2020
The COVID-19 Crisis Is a Failure of Democracy
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by David Litt
May 19, 2020
Born in a Cult, I Never Understood Family
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by Mikel Jollett