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Nicole Karlis is an award-winning staff writer at Salon, specializing in health and science. She is also the author of the book “Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community During Times of Crisis.”

Good Boy by Jennifer Finney Boylan (Dan Haar/Celadon Books)

Jennifer Finney Boylan on why dogs understand gender better than humans

Nicole Karlis
Hospitality workers wait in line in a basement garage to apply for unemployment benefits in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

US unemployment rate approaches 20%, economists say

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California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks in front of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (Carolyn Cole-Pool/Getty Images)

Gavin Newsom’s new volunteer corps may save lives — but is the risk too high?

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A health worker conducts COVID-19 tests at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Lab workers face unprecedented supply issues in coronavirus testing ramp-up

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Dr. Jane Goodall giving a speech onstage at The Anthem auditorium in September 2019. (National Geographic/Chris McCary)

Why Jane Goodall is hopeful for the future

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Plant Magic by Christine Buckley (Shambhala/Lawrence Braun)

No longer foes, science and herbalism find common cause

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In downtown Easton, Pennsylvania, the public square adjoining the Crayola factory is a hugely popular tourist attraction. On March 17, 2020, the streets and sidewalks were completely empty after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ordered a statewide shutdown over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Nate Williams)

Small businesses despair as loan money is exhausted

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Microscopic view of Coronavirus (Getty Images)

The future of the economy depends on antibody testing

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IBM 1401 Data Processing System (WikiCommons)

An ancient programming language is suddenly in demand thanks to the pandemic

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I Don't Want To Die Poor by Michael Arceneaux (Stephen Duarte/Simon & Schuster)

Michael Arceneaux doesn’t want you to die poor

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In this April 3, 2020, file photo, activists protest from vehicles outside Moscone Center, asking San Francisco Mayor London Breed to house homeless people using vacant hotels in San Francisco. San Francisco's mayor reported Friday, April 10, 2020, that 70 people at the city's largest homeless shelter have tested positive for COVID-19, infuriating advocates of the homeless who have been pushing the city for weeks to get people out of crowded shelters and into individual hotel rooms. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Experts say coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco homeless shelter was preventable

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A McDonald's employee sweeps up outside the restaurant on April 15, 2015 in New York, United States. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Fear of inadequate work safety measures prompts California fast food workers to strike

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Woman doing a breathing exercise (Getty Images)

Can breathing exercises really help patients with COVID-19? Doctors weigh in

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Two dogs and cat waiting for the Vet (Getty Images)

Everything we know about coronavirus and your pets

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The Pleasure Gap by Katherine Rowland (Photos provided by publicist)

How society makes it difficult for women to enjoy sex

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Shoppers seeking to stock up on supplies amid the coronavirus threat line up outside a grocery store in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

These are the industries that are thriving in spite of the pandemic

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A man wearing a surgical face mask walks passed closed shops (Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

As stores shutter, petrified small business owners are in uncharted territory

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Placards expressing neighborhood concerns of rising rents and housing displacement. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages)

As job losses accelerate, tenants across the country organize rent strikes

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Instacart employee Monica Ortega wears gloves while using her cellphone to check orders while picking up groceries from a supermarket for delivery on March 19, 2020 in North Hollywood, California. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Instacart’s grocery delivery workers are striking today

Nicole Karlis
Truthdig's homepage hiatus message, March 26, 2020 (Truthdig)

Truthdig staff laid off amid work stoppage

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Some of the more than 150 people in line wait for an grocery store to open Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Food service workers say management, customers aren’t taking safety seriously

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Housing experts debunk theory of “exploding” rental market due to coronavirus-prompted offloading

Nicole Karlis
Donald Trump | Chloroquine Phosphate (AP Photo/Getty Images/Salon)

Is Trump’s much-touted chloroquine really a “game changer” for COVID-19? Not exactly

Nicole Karlis
An activist shows sex workers how to apply hand sanitizer during an awareness campaign to promote safe measures against the spread of the new Coronavirus, COVID-19. (Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP via Getty Images)

Sex workers are stressed, anxious and depressed amid COVID-19 pandemic

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