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On Women, Power, and Bodily Autonomy

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Readings from Tehran, South Korea and Texas

  • Asia
  • Iran
  • Middle East
  • North America
  • South Korea
  • Tehran
  • Texas
  • United States
  • Gender
  • Public Health
  • Reproductive Rights
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A Pandemic Year

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Observations from a year following global headlines

  • Global
  • Public Health

What’s Next For Texas: A Conversation With Dan Rather

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In a wide-ranging interview, the legendary journalist talks Texas, the future of journalism, climate change, the Mexican border and more.

  • North America
  • Texas
  • United States
  • Climate
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We asked six influential Texans: What’s next for Texas?

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Dan Rather, Earl Campbell, Adrian Quesada, Lina Hidalgo, Cruz Ortiz and C.K. Chin on the future of the lone star state

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Every new disease has been politicized, a historian explains why.

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What we can learn from the history of disease.

  • Global
  • Public Health

How South Korea is Beating COVID

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From mask vending machines to a general culture of responsibility

  • Asia
  • South Korea
  • Public Health

During COVID-19, the World Watches South Korea

E. Tammy Kim

For Korean Americans, it’s a bittersweet moment as Seoul succeeds while Washington flounders

  • Asia
  • South Korea
  • National pride
  • Public Health

Voices from Lockdown

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Enforced solitude and its impact around the globe: from SARS to natural disaster.

  • Global
  • Isolation
  • Public Health

Readings

Fumigation “Cheaper than Soap”

  • North America
  • United States
  • Public Health

Readings

Angel Island Quarantine

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Of Quarantines Past and Present

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Restricting movement: from medieval Italy to COVID-19

  • Global
  • Public Health

Behind The Mask

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In the wake of a pandemic like SARS or Coronavirus, the surgical mask is a misunderstood accessory.

  • Global
  • Health
  • Public Health

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