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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for July 2020

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Why Arizona is suffering the worst Covid-19 outbreak in the USWhy Arizona is suffering the worst Covid-19 outbreak in the US
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Arizona’s governor claimed “it’s safe out there.” Then coronavirus cases skyrocketed.

By German Lopez
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A rabbi explains how to make sense of sufferingA rabbi explains how to make sense of suffering
Podcast
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“We’ve been suddenly plunged into an existential crisis, and we’re not a society in general that turns to deep questions of life meaning.”

By Sean Illing
Farmers and animal rights activists are coming together to fight big factory farms
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Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren have a new bill, and a new coalition, with far-reaching consequences.

By Ezra Klein
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Canada’s “national shame”: Covid-19 in nursing homesCanada’s “national shame”: Covid-19 in nursing homes
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Nursing homes account for 81 percent of Covid-19 deaths in the country. How did this happen?

By Sigal Samuel
Congress’s Covid-19 rescue plan was bigger than the New Deal. It’s about to end.
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The CARES Act is vital, historic legislation expiring before its time.

By Dylan Matthews
8 ways to go out and stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic
The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis

People are starting to leave their homes again. Here’s how to do that and stay as safe as possible.

By German Lopez
How to weigh the risk of going out in the coronavirus pandemic, in one chart
The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis

There’s a lot of uncertainty and anxiety about going out during a pandemic. Here’s how to think about the risk.

By Amanda Northrop and German Lopez
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On Buddhism and BlacknessOn Buddhism and Blackness
Podcast
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Black activism and Buddhist mindfulness share a fascinating history — and future.

By Sigal Samuel
Explainers
Why it’s so damn hot in the Arctic right nowWhy it’s so damn hot in the Arctic right now
Explainers

Siberia’s triple-digit heat wave and wildfires are a glimpse into the future of the Arctic.

By Umair Irfan
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Close the bars. Reopen the schools.Close the bars. Reopen the schools.
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States are doing reopening wrong. Here’s how to fix it.

By German Lopez
Technology
America has almost 800 billionaires, a record highAmerica has almost 800 billionaires, a record high
Technology

The debate over whether the world’s megarich are too rich is really a debate about whether America’s megarich are too rich.

By Theodore Schleifer