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A child flies a kite inside a giant inflatable plastic bubble during a performance of the artistic group Cirk La Putyka called "Isolation" in a park, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic

The Psychological Toll of the Pandemic: What Isolation Does to the Brain

by Robin Blades

The worldwide increase in isolation during COVID-19 is sure to exact a psychological toll on people across the globe

Migration
A man, wearing a red Santa Claus costume complete with a hat, beard, and bag full of toys, holds a scroll as he poses for a picture while sitting next to a decorated Christmas tree on a salt formation in the Dead Sea, near Ein Bokeq, Israel on November 15, 2020.

There Is No Place Like Home for the Holidays

by Samantha Kiernan, Priyanka Sethy

U.S. air travel reaches record levels during the pandemic as COVID-19 cases surge across the country

A cab driver raises his fist as people celebrate media announcements that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election on Union Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S.
Governance

It’s Time for Leadership That Looks Like the People It Serves

by Sara Dada, Roopa Dhatt

To win back trust, the Biden admin should fill the government with decision-makers as diverse as the U.S. population