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Drugs

Supervised Drug Use Will Move Online Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Some Vancouver harm reduction advocates are taking a DIY approach to B.C.’s intersecting health emergencies.
Sarah Berman
3.20.20
Coronavirus

The Move to Online College is Hitting Adjunct Professors the Hardest
Non-tenure track faculty at community and city colleges across the country told Motherboard they have not received sufficient pay, training, or equipment to teach classes online—and the consequences could be devastating for students.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
Aaron Gordon
3.20.20
SURVEILLANCE

How Coronavirus Might Help Surveillance Boom
Like 9/11 and the Patriot Act, the pandemic could be this era’s game-changing moment for modern surveillance.
Ben Makuch
3.20.20
Coronavirus

What Is Mutual Aid, and How Can It Help With Coronavirus?
Communities across the country are organizing to provide relief directly to people the government has failed.
Lexi McMenamin
3.20.20
public transportation

Now Is the Time to Fix Public Transit Funding
The coronavirus pandemic is giving the federal government the opportunity to fix one of the biggest problems with how it funds transit agencies: by paying them to run more trains and buses.
Aaron Gordon
3.20.20
Games Features

The Social Distancer’s Guide to Gaming
You're probably at home and bored. There is no better time than now.
Gita Jackson
3.20.20
Worst Hot Take of the Week

Worst Take of the Week: Concerned About Coronavirus? Get A Life!
To be fair to Tory MP Pauline Latham, this is perhaps the most transparent government response to the outbreak so far – even if it was an accident.
NEO
3.20.20
reproductive rights

Anti-Abortion Groups Are Still Holding Protests During the Coronavirus Outbreak
“The abortion industry is still doing abortions...we are not going away unless we’re banned."
Leila Ettachfini
3.20.20
food news

People All Over the World Are Making Frothy 'Dalgona' Coffee, Thanks to Quarantine
The aesthetically pleasing drink only takes three ingredients—and the ASMR-style YouTube tutorials are the soothing content we need right now.
Bettina Makalintal
3.20.20
music-feature

The Forgotten Politics of 90s Ska-Punk
The bigger ska became, the more people hated it—but by making fun of its goofiness, they ignored its history of politics and protest.
Jason Heller
3.20.20
Recipe

Mochi French Toast Recipe
SURPRISE! There's mochi ice cream fried into your French toast.
Lucas Sin
3.20.20
Coronavirus

Teens Tell Us How They Feel About Their Exams Being Cancelled
The UK government is shutting schools and scrapping GCSEs and A-Levels due to coronavirus. Many students have mixed feelings.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
3.20.20
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