By Jennifer Clopton, WebMD Abraar Karan, MD, has been treating COVID-19 patients for 10 months. In that time, he hasn’t gotten the virus, and he credits his N95 mask for protecting him. “I’ve seen more COVID patients than I can count since March, and I get tested regularly, and I’ve not tested positive. I want […]
By Te-Nihisi Coates, The Atlantic I’ve been thinking about Barbara Tuchman’s medieval history, A Distant Mirror, over the past couple of weeks. The book is a masterful work of anti-romance, a cold-eyed look at how generations of aristocrats and royalty waged one of the longest wars in recorded history, all while claiming the mantle of a […]
Joe Biden Remarks On State of the Economy – Dover, DE – June 5, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Rodney Gabel, The Conversation President Joe Biden called for American unity after four years of political divisiveness and the “raging fire” it provoked. He promised to be a president for all Americans. “I will fight as hard for […]
Amanda Gorman at the American Black Film Festival Honors Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 23, 2020 in Beverly Hills, CA (Shutterstock) By Julia Barajas, LA Times Like most of us, Amanda Gorman has been cooped up in her West Los Angeles apartment binge-watching “The Great British Baking Show” because of the pandemic. […]