This article is part of the following series: Reworking the Cognitive Bias
In February of 2019, I was giving a talk in New Haven, Connecticut. My paper was an overview of my research, titled “Is It a ‘White Disease’? ALS, Race, and Suffering in St. Louis, MO.” I closed with an ethnographic vignette from a key informant, Tyrell, whose brother had died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) three years prior, after being …
This article is part of the following series: Dispatches from the pandemic
It was afternoon in early April and I was only two-thirds of the way through my 12-hour shift. Between checking on how one patient was breathing and whether another was ready for discharge, I paused at the edge of an open walkway conjoining three diamond-shaped towers. Taking a deep breath behind my face shield and two layers of masks, I …
This article is part of the following series: Dispatches from the pandemic
In April, a friend relayed her experience of getting a test for COVID-19 at a drive-through site at a university in Rhode Island, describing “dozens of camouflaged National Guard soldiers directing grim-faced drivers.” After more than 12 days of persistent fever and two conversations with her doctor, she reported as instructed, alone in her car, and held her ID up …
This article is part of the following series: The Age of COVID-19
Every morning, Americans wake up to fresh news of the heavy toll the coronavirus pandemic is exerting upon vulnerable older people—from the likelihood of developing a more severe form of Covid-19, to the risks of isolation and mental health problems as they give up social contacts in order to stay safe. We read essays like the New York Times opinion …
This article is part of the following series: The Age of COVID-19
“How about a walk today?” I asked Mr. T each morning I arrived to the hospital, visiting him on my morning rounds. Mr T. grinned back at me from the edge of his bed beneath his bright red veteran’s baseball cap, a sharp contrast to the dull monotone hospital gown. “Oh you betcha, doc,” he smiled. Our daily stroll entailed …
This article is part of the following series: Advocacy Letters
Argenis Hurtado Moreno
Providence, RI 02912
June 22, 2020
Jack Reed
Senator of Rhode Island
728 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Reed,
Thursday was an important and necessary victory for DACA recipients. The Supreme Court ruled against Trump, expressing:
…“We do not decide whether DACA or its rescission are sound policies. The wisdom of those
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