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Pandemic

What now for... writers?

Talking Mental Health — Huck is exploring the impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on different communities – and on our mental health. In the first instalment, Emily Reynolds investigates how the repercussions of lockdown have affected freelance writers.

  • Reportage
  • Emily Reynolds

‘Preppers have gone from tin hat loonies to visionaries’

Survival lessons — UK survivalist Steve Hart has spent 40 years preparing for every potential disaster the human race might face. So how does he fare in a pandemic?

  • Reportage
  • Theo McInnes

How the pandemic exposed Britain’s care crisis

Capitalism’s dirty secret — The government’s decision to reopen state schools is nothing to do with education, and only proves that capitalism is dependent on care work.

  • Opinion
  • Aaron Bastani

‘Information should be clear, accurate and accessible to all’

Inside the Dysturb Collective — The Dysturb Collective use street art and photography to deliver COVID-19 information that reaches beyond the mainstream bubble.

  • Activism
  • Guillaume Le Goff

Life after lockdown: will London ever be the same?

The disappearing city — The city has changed immeasurably during the coronavirus crisis, with the future more uncertain than ever. In a special edition of her Disappearing City column, writer Jessica Furseth explores both the short and long-term effects of the pandemic.

  • Reportage
  • Jessica Furseth

US college students are being forced to turn to crowdfunding

Desperate measures — Campuses across the country have closed in response to the coronavirus crisis – but what about the students who have been left behind?

  • Activism
  • Ashley Bardhan

As the world locks down, who will protect refugees?

Where we shelter — Photographer Giles Duley examines the impact COVID-19 will have on refugee camps, where conditions are already barely livable.

  • Opinion
  • Giles Duley

For indigenous people, COVID-19 is only the latest battle

A view from Brazil — Brazil’s former vice-presidential candidate Sonia Guajajara calls for urgent environmental action amid the existential threat posed by the coronavirus.

  • Opinion
  • Sonia Guajajara

Anti-prostitution ‘feminism’ has no place in a pandemic

People are in danger — With no protection or support to deal with the coronavirus crisis, sex workers are more vulnerable than ever. It’s time to put aside your personal politics, argues Molly Smith.

  • Opinion
  • Molly Smith

‘These days, you don’t hear a sound’

A view from Northern Italy — Photographer Marzio Toniolo documents daily life in Lombardy: the heart of the country’s coronavirus outbreak. After eight weeks of lockdown, has anything changed?

  • Photography
  • Eva Clifford

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