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For what its worth, this article is the best thing I've read on the pandemic in the USA in the last year and I'm glad it finally hit the front page. It's incred

by Exmoor 6y ago

For what its worth, this article is the best thing I've read on the pandemic in the USA in the last year and I'm glad it finally hit the front page. It's incredibly long, but I found the part 25% or so that focused on the USA's early failures at detecting the virus most enlightening and horrifying. I'd suggest reading at least that part. In case you hit the paywall: https://archive.md/on1X2 https://archive.md/on1X2

gen220 6y ago
The New Yorker has cast a merciless spotlight on governments' early actions (and inactions) against the pandemic. As a New Yorker myself, the article in the May 4 issue [1], contrasting the responses of Seattle/WA and NYC/NY was a gut-wrenching read. We should be grateful that journalism like this exists, to boldly contradict the political spin-jobs. If your opinion even slant rhymes with "it was rough in the beginning, but we did as much as we could as early as we could, thanks to the courage/leadership of Mr. Cuomo / De Blasio", and you care about the truth, I encourage you to read. [1]: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/04/seattles-leaders-let-scientists-take-the-lead-new-yorks-did-not https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/04/seattles-leade...