What’s Wrong With “the Chinese Virus”?
An anthropologist explores the controversial labels for COVID-19.
What’s Wrong With “the Chinese Virus”?
Politics
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Spy Plane Photos Open Windows Into Ancient Worlds
Decades-old photography from the U-2 spy program now offers a time machine to see traces of the historical and ancient past.
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When Harmony Silences Resistance
The recent violence in Hong Kong has stunned the world, but one anthropologist sees a much less visible threat.
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Haiti’s Blackouts Are Both Electrical and Emotional
Political protests and an energy crisis are sending shock waves throughout Haiti, and locals say the instability is like living in a blackout. An anthropologist explores what the term reveals about culture and crisis.
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“Warspeak” Puts All of Us in the Trenches
From campaign "war rooms" to "battleground states," the political lexicon in the U.S. distorts people's experiences of others and of communal life.
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Gun Violence Harms, Even if You’ve Never Been Shot
An anthropologist argues that the U.S. culture of guns puts stress on the body and mind that can lead to physical damage.