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Census undercounts are normal, but demographers worry this year could be worse

  • Written by Rebecca Tippett, Director of Carolina Demography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Census Campaign executive director Victoria Kovari looks over a Detroit map showing city neighborhoods that were undercounted in the 2010 census.AP Photo/Corey Williams

Editor’s note: Researchers have long known that certain groups are vulnerable to being undercounted in the decennial census. But the 2020 census has raised a new set of...

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How coronavirus threatens the seasonal farmworkers at the heart of the American food supply

  • Written by Michael Haedicke, Associate Professor of Sociology, Drake University
A farmworker picks lemons at an orchard in Mesa, California. Brent Stirton/Getty Images

Many Americans may find bare grocery store shelves the most worrying sign of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their food system.

But, for the most part, shortages of shelf-stable items like pasta, canned beans and peanut butterare temporary because the U.S....

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A small trial finds that hydroxychloroquine is not effective for treating coronavirus

  • Written by Katherine Seley-Radtke, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and President-Elect of the International Society for Antiviral Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A trial of an anti-malaria drug in France found different results from a similar study last month.Liliboas / Getty Images

On Saturday the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of two antimalarial drugs, hydroxychloroquine and a related medication, chloroquine, for emergency use to treat COVID-19. The drugs were touted by President Trump as...

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How the coronavirus recession puts service workers at risk

  • Written by Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, Professor of Sociology; Director, Center for Employment Equity, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Waitress Casey Stewart works at two restaurants, at least one which may have to close for at least a week or more.AP Photo/Kathy Willens

Economic activity is slowing rapidly, both in the United States and around the world.

Social distancing, stalling global trade, widespread illness and the closing of borders, restaurants and schools will all...

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Governors take charge of response to the coronavirus

  • Written by Raymond Scheppach, Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee ordered all bars, restaurants, entertainment and recreation facilities to temporarily close to fight the spread of COVID-19. Getty/Erika Schultz-Pool

Just after every gubernatorial election, but before inaugurations, the National Governors Association organizes a two-day “New Governors School.” Current...

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Insider trading by members of Congress may be difficult to prove

  • Written by Stanley M. Brand, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government, Pennsylvania State University
The Justice Department is investigating stock trades made by Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) after a briefing on the coronavirus.Getty/Mark Wilson

Recent allegations regarding stock trading by members of Congress in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic have raised calls for the investigation of these politicians for illegal “insider trading.”

But...

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Coronavirus: Strategic National Stockpile was ready, but not for this

  • Written by Andrew Lakoff, Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Members of the Maryland Air National Guard arrange medical supplies for shipment from the Strategic National Stockpile.Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers/Maryland Air National Guard

As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, Americans have been hearing a lot about an obscure but vast federal trove of emergency supplies, the Strategic National Stockpile.

Much...

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Why undocumented immigrants still fear the 2020 census

  • Written by Mary Lehman Held, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Tennessee
Undocumented immigrants are at risk of an undercount in 2020.U.S. Census Bureau

The United States might not be able to get information about more than 10 million people in the 2020 census.

That’s the number of undocumented immigrants living in the United States. Another 16.7 million individuals live in a household with an undocumented member...

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What the coronavirus does to your body that makes it so deadly

  • Written by Benjamin Neuman, Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University-Texarkana
SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (pink dots) on a dying cellNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses belong to a group of viruses that infect animals, from peacocks to whales. They’re named for the bulb-tipped spikes that project from the virus’s surface...

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Express gratitude – not because you will benefit from it, but others might

  • Written by Jennifer Cheavens, Associate Professor of Psychology, The Ohio State University
People take part in a 'applause for care' flash mob as part of a campaign to acknowledge the work of employees working in healthcare in Amsterdam.Olaf Kraak/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

The world is currently in the midst of a pandemic where the most useful thing many of us can do is stay at home and keep away from others. Schools, restaurants, office...

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  19. The new coronavirus emerged from the global wildlife trade – and may be devastating enough to end it
  20. COVID-19 could shrink the earnings of 2020 graduates for years to come
  21. COVID-19 will slow the global shift to renewable energy, but can't stop it
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  23. Video: The fashionable history of social distancing
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  30. Coronavirus: social distancing may be a rare chance to get our sleep patterns closer to what nature intended
  31. How Germany is managing its coronavirus epidemic, and reacting with disdain to Trump's policies
  32. How prisoners, soldiers and Mormon missionaries make the census more complicated
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  35. What early Christian communities tell us about giving financial aid at a time of crises
  36. Feeling overwhelmed? Approach coronavirus as a challenge to be met, not a threat to be feared
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  38. Social media companies are taking steps to tamp down coronavirus misinformation – but they can do more
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  40. It's a bad idea for journalists to censor Trump – instead, they can help the public identify what's true or false
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