
Sigal Samuel
Senior Reporter
Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

Meditation teacher Tara Brach offers some tips for calming your coronavirus anxiety — so you can better care for others.


The story we tell about pandemics casts us as victims of nature. It’s the other way around.

The pandemic’s collateral damage, briefly explained.


Thousands of meat-plant workers are getting sick and millions of animals are being euthanized during the pandemic.


Stop feeling guilty. Start being useful.

Epidemiologists weigh in on whether it’s safe to see a “closed circle” of friends during the pandemic.


The coronavirus economic crisis is pushing cash transfers into the mainstream.


Thousands of volunteers in “mutual aid” groups are bringing groceries, medications, and more to vulnerable strangers.

Should wet markets be banned? It’s more complicated than it seems.

“It’s not about you, it’s about everybody else.”