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Trigger: Donald Trump led the racists and misogynists out of the closet. The killing of George Floyd by a police officer was the flick of the switch that awakened the American white middle class to the extremism enabled by the president. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)
BLACK LIVES MATTER

Disease and disorder in the Covid-19 crisis

What do Covid-19, the killing of George Floyd and the toppling of statues express about the human condition at this time of disease-anxiety and global economic recession?

  • Robert Balfour
5 min read
Solution: Vaccine vials, which need to be kept cool and are costly to transport, may soon be replaced by vaccines on a thin-film membrane, which will do away with weight, cost and cooling issues. (Jane Barlow – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
CHOLERA

The narratives that define the coronavirus pandemic will influence its outcome

Combatting Covid-19 is as much about public relations as public health. Now is our chance to tell new stories and find new ways of working together

  • Ayesha Jacub
5 min read