That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief
Some of the HBR edit staff met virtually the other day — a screen full of faces in a scene becoming more common everywhere. We talked about the content we’re commissioning in this harrowing time of a pandemic and how we can help people. But we also talked about how we were feeling. One colleague […]
Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear for Their Safety
As bigots blame them for the coronavirus and President Trump labels it the “Chinese virus,” many Chinese-Americans say they are terrified of what could come next.
What the World Needs Now
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An Open Letter to Our Community
More drastic change to education systems has occurred in the last week than it has in arguably the last 50 years. What possibilities does this open up for the future of learning, for the reorganization of our institutions, for the centrality of families and family life?
Nonprofits Launch Site for Asian Americans to Report Coronavirus-Related Racism
“We hope members of the AAPI community will report incidents they have experienced, which may range from microaggressions to incidents of racial profiling to hate violence,” the site’s co-founder said.
Live Coronavirus Research Gets underway BU NEIDL
Virologist Robert Davey will screen thousands of drugs for effectiveness against COVID-19 infection.
What Americans Are Doing Now is Beautiful
The public’s response to the coronavirus will stand as a remarkable moment of national mobilization.
Don’t Let the Coronavirus be an Excuse to Unleash Your Prejudice Against the Asian Community
Earlier this week and twice today, President Trump called COVID-19, the “Chinese Virus.” Chinese journalist, Weijia Jiang, said that a White House official called the coronavirus “Kung-Flu” to her face.
As Classes Move Online What Happens to Students Without Internet or Computers?
In the chaotic days before and after all public schools in the Washington region shut down for at least two weeks, school systems scrambled to prepare for teaching students from afar.
They Clean the Buildings Workers are Fleeing. But Who’s Protecting Them?
Janitors are going into offices to battle the invisible germs that threaten public health, sometimes without adequate protection or information about what they are facing.