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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

    Older and immunocompromised people don’t deserve to be second-class citizens
    Future Perfect

    Here’s how to shorten the isolation of our most vulnerable citizens.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    Demand for meatless meat is skyrocketing during the pandemicDemand for meatless meat is skyrocketing during the pandemic
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    Plant-based meat sales are up 264 percent in US grocery stores.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    9 podcasts that can help soothe your coronavirus anxiety9 podcasts that can help soothe your coronavirus anxiety
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    These offer wisdom that’ll calm you, not information that’ll agitate you.

    By Sigal Samuel
    “Our calm is contagious”: How to use mindfulness in a pandemic
    The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis

    Meditation teacher Tara Brach offers some tips for calming your coronavirus anxiety — so you can better care for others.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    Our environmental practices make pandemics like the coronavirus more likelyOur environmental practices make pandemics like the coronavirus more likely
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    The story we tell about pandemics casts us as victims of nature. It’s the other way around.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Covid-19 could reverse decades of global progress
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    The pandemic’s collateral damage, briefly explained.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    The moral cost of America’s meat-supply obsessionThe moral cost of America’s meat-supply obsession
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    Thousands of meat-plant workers are getting sick and millions of animals are being euthanized during the pandemic.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    It’s okay to be doing okay during the pandemicIt’s okay to be doing okay during the pandemic
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    Stop feeling guilty. Start being useful.

    By Sigal Samuel
    You’re single. You live alone. Are you allowed to have a coronavirus buddy?
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    Epidemiologists weigh in on whether it’s safe to see a “closed circle” of friends during the pandemic.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    A new plan to get $1,000 to 100,000 families in the next 100 daysA new plan to get $1,000 to 100,000 families in the next 100 days
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    The coronavirus economic crisis is pushing cash transfers into the mainstream.

    By Sigal Samuel