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Anna North

Anna North

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Anna North

    Money
    Long hours make bad neighborsLong hours make bad neighbors
    Money

    Americans’ excessive and unpredictable work schedules are making us lonely, self-centered, and powerless.

    By Anna North
    They lost parents to Covid-19. Are we abandoning them?
    Features

    The number of American kids whose caregivers have died in the pandemic has surpassed 140,000.

    By Anna North
    Playdates are ruining all the fun
    Science

    It’s time to rethink how American children play.

    By Anna North
    The past, present, and future of body image in America
    Money

    Millennials grew up hating their bodies. Does Gen Z have to be the same?

    By Anna North
    Explainers
    A simple solution to endless school quarantinesA simple solution to endless school quarantines
    Explainers

    Test the kids.

    By Anna North
    What it’s like to seek an abortion in Texas right now
    Politics

    A new law bans nearly all abortions in the state. Here’s what that looks like.

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    The pandemic has created a nation of insomniacs
    Politics

    Why we still can’t sleep, and what to do about it.

    By Anna North
    Explainers
    What banning abortion at 6 weeks really meansWhat banning abortion at 6 weeks really means
    Explainers

    Texas’s so-called heartbeat law bans nearly all abortions.

    By Anna North
    How safe is it for kids to go to school during delta?
    Explainers

    And 8 other questions families have this fall, answered by experts.

    By Anna North
    Explainers
    Why false claims about Covid-19 vaccines and infertility are so powerfulWhy false claims about Covid-19 vaccines and infertility are so powerful
    Explainers

    The anti-vax fertility panic, explained.

    By Anna North