How negligence killed scores in Beirut

How years of corruption and negligence caused the blasts in Beirut. Why sports don’t feel like sports in the time of covid-19. And, a Black doctor who wears his scrubs like armor.

August 6, 2020

Shock turns to anger as Beirut assesses damage inflicted by massive explosion.

Sports used to be an escape from the world. Now, they’re a window into it.

A Black doctor on why he wears his scrubs everywhere now.

How negligence killed scores in Beirut

How years of corruption and negligence caused the blasts in Beirut. Why sports don’t feel like sports in the time of covid-19. And, a Black doctor who wears his scrubs like armor.

August 6, 2020

Shock turns to anger as Beirut assesses damage inflicted by massive explosion.

Sports used to be an escape from the world. Now, they’re a window into it.

A Black doctor on why he wears his scrubs everywhere now.

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