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Fire Destroys Most of Europe’s Largest Refugee Camp on Greek Island of Lesbos

The New York Times | 9.8.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Documenting refugees fleeing war to seek safety in Europe

The Electoral College Will Destroy America

The New York Times | 9.8.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?

Daily Coronavirus Testing at Home? Many Experts Are Skeptical

The New York Times | 9.7.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: New Test Paradigm Needed for SARS-CoV-2

COVID’s suffocating grasp is choking businesses in Cambridge’s Central Square

The Boston Globe | 9.7.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Square under Pandemic Pressure

Is Staying In Staying Safe?

The New Yorker | 9.2.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Cognitive Benefits of Healthy Buildings

We Can Solve the Coronavirus-Test Mess Now—If We Want To

The New Yorker | 9.1.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Atul Gawande, surgeon and scholar, on healthcare reform and potential repeal

Disdain for the Less Educated Is the Last Acceptable Prejudice

The New York Times | 9.1.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Michael Sandel’s “The Tyranny of Merit” reviewed by Spencer Lenfield

What if We Worried Less About the Accuracy of Coronavirus Tests?

The New York Times | 8.31.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: New Test Paradigm Needed for SARS-CoV-2

As Stanford Cuts Teams, Olympic Hopefuls All Over the U.S. Feel a Chill

The New York Times | 8.31.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Ivy Sports in Retreat

The Best Book Jill Lepore Ever Got as a Present Is One She Hates

The New York Times | 8.30.2020