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Pushan Dutt

Public Health, World

Health recovery must be prioritized. 

In all my years as an economist, I have never seen a graph like the one below. It shows unemployment claims in the US – observe the spike for the week ending March 21. The global financial crisis, the dot-com crash, Black Monday, oil price shocks, 9/11, none of these historic shocks are even visible in the graph.

US Department of Labor

The spike in unemployment claims is the proverbial canary in the goldmine. Читать дальше...

As far as anyone can say, New Zeaand still has a general election scheduled for September 19 this year. The election will be accompanied by two referenda, one of which will ask voters:

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. David Skorton, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, about ways the U.S. should prepare for the next pandemic.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with three journalists about the controversy surrounding what's considered an essential business where they are: Tara Haelle, Thomas Peele and Brenna Goth.

Many houses of worship have canceled services in response to coronavirus shutdown orders. But some are continuing to gather, saying they should be able to do so as a matter of religious freedom.

Pastry chef Claire Saffitz explains why baking has become so popular amid the coronavirus pandemic and shares tips for those who want to try baking while stuck at home.

For National Poetry Month, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with poet Richard Blanco about the listener-submitted Twitter poems that caught his eye.

Listeners tell us the music that helps them de-stress during this life-changing time.

If there's one thing that the past fortnight has proved, it's that sailors are a resourceful bunch. The vast majority of the sailing world can't get out on the water, but it certainly doesn't mean we're idle.