2020: Year in CoronavirusBy Year in ReviewNo event was as significant this year as COVID-19, the first pandemic in a century. Millions worldwide have been infected and hundreds of thousands have died, but there is hope as several vaccines could be approved for distribution soon. Read up on how the virus shaped 2020, its origin and impact on society, including on ethnic minorities, the vaccine misinformation online and more.
2020: Year in Black Lives MatterBy Year in ReviewGeorge Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. Rayshard Brooks. These are some of the Black Americans who were killed by the police and whose deaths spurred the U.S. to look at its racial history. Learn the names of those killed, what happened, why the movement resulted in calls to "defund the police," and what's next.
2020: Year in TechBy Year in ReviewFacing antitrust lawsuits, Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google spent 2020 responding to regulators and Congress about anticompetitive practices, alleged conservative bias, election misinformation and changes to Section 230. Plus, Elon Musk's SpaceX made history by sending NASA astronauts into space, Quibi shuts down after a short life, Twitter gets hacked, and more.
2020: Year in Good NewsBy Year in ReviewYeah, we know: It was a spectacularly awful year. But dare we look on the bright side? Some good things still happened. On a micro level, babies were born, couples got married, anniversaries were celebrated. On a macro level, scientists developed COVID-19 vaccines with remarkable speed. And in spite of the pandemic, Americans participated in the electoral process in record numbers. So cherish these good news stories as we look forward to what's gotta be a better year.
2020: Year in GoodbyesBy Year in ReviewRemembering those we've lost as we reach the end of a uniquely arduous year — the civil rights leaders, the lives cut short by injustice, the stars who brought us inspiration and comfort, and more.
2020: Year in Forgotten StoriesBy Year in ReviewBefore COVID-19, another story was expected to dominate the headlines throughout 2020: the impeachment of President Trump. But only a few weeks after his February acquittal, most of us quickly forgot as a mighty pandemic advanced across the globe. While America mostly looked inward, authoritarians around the world used coronavirus crackdowns as cover for power grabs. Here we recount just some of the forgotten stories of 2020, including movements for freedom and justice that were largely ignored.
