Society

’I had been conditioned to believe that racism was no longer real. So my approach to bullying and abuse has been to suck it up,’ writes Téa Mutonji in a letter to her sister. ’Now, I wonder if I should have spoken out so that, seven years later, you didn’t experience it too.’

Most of us have maintained the distance in service of saving others from COVID-19, depriving ourselves for months from the physical acts of love. These photos capture the emotional moments of reunion.

Tim Sly: To anyone enthusiastically lugging a two-four of lager toward a beach party, the message is probably being missed—this is not the ’end’ of anything

Marie-Danielle Smith: To the Traditional Office Wardrobe now hiding in the back of our closets, we put you on notice. A revolution is nigh.

Our interactive map puts the pace of America’s coronavirus outbreak in startling perspective

The act of being present for a dying loved one can be an initial processing of grief, but often family members of coronavirus patients aren’t allowed visits until the very end. COVID-19 may be setting the stage for a ’tsunami of grief.’

Amy Rosen: Canada’s restaurants are on the brink of closing, which means part of culture could be lost

American-Polish writer Anne Applebaum probes the decline of a just society in the U.S., Britain and Poland in a new book, titled ’Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism’

Discover your ‘spark bird’ and keep your eyes trained skyward. Catching a glimpse can bring solace and joy.

Amir Attaran: The excuses against mandatory masking are so bad they qualify as comedy. It’s not too late for a national mask plan to prevent a second wave.