The pulse of America in 2020
Updated: Nov 7, 2020
The more we hear about COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter the less we understand. Let’s explore these issues and through a wide-angle lens.
COVID-19
Journalism.org
Three months in, many Americans see exaggeration, conspiracy theories and partisanship in COVID-19 NEWS.
Christian Science Monitor.com
COVID-19 isn’t partisan. But it’s intensifying America’s red-blue divide. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2020/0508/COVID-19-isn-t-partisan.-But-it-s-intensifying-America-s-red-blue-divide
Axios.com
The U.S. divide on coronavirus masks.
https://www.axios.com/political-divide-coronavirus-masks-1053d5bd-deb3-4cf4-9570-0ba492134f3e.html
Fox 4 News.com
Masks reveal partisan split among lawmakers on coronavirus
https://www.fox4news.com/news/masks-reveal-partisan-split-among-lawmakers-on-coronavirus
Science News.org
Why scientists say wearing masks shouldn’t be controversial.
Cloth face coverings help curb the spread of the coronavirus, studies suggest.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid-19-coronavirus-why-wearing-masks-controversial
Time.com
Contagion of fear. One month inside a New York hospital as a virus took over the world
https://time.com/wyckoff-hospital-brooklyn-coronavirus/
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Time.com
America's Long Overdue Awakening to Systemic Racism
https://time.com/5851855/systemic-racism-america/
Stylus.com
Black Lives Matter Activism: The Generational Divide
https://www.stylus.com/black-lives-matter-activism-generational-divide
Bustle.com
How To Argue Against Saying "All Lives Matter," Because This Has Got To Stop.
National Geographic.com
2020 is not 1968. To understand today’s protests, you must look further back.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/06/2020-not-1968/
Vox.com
Why these protests are different. There have been uprisings against police brutality and racism before, but this is the country at its exasperation point.
https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/6/4/21276674/protests-george-floyd-arbery-nationwide-trump