In/Vulnerable
‘No matter what we did, we just couldn’t catch up.’
An ER doctor in New York City shares his experience amid the COVID-19 pandemic: “I don’t think we’ve had time to process what’s happened to us.”
In/Vulnerable
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States at a moment when the wealth divide was at record levels: millions of people living paycheck to paycheck, uninsured and unhoused, in a country that is home to the most billionaires in the world. Created in collaboration with The Nib, In/Vulnerable captures both the shared experience of the pandemic and the ways it has laid bare the stark disparities that shape our lives.
In/Vulnerable
‘What everyone shares is the desire to shelter in place in a safe haven.’
As part of our comics series about inequality amid the pandemic, a realtor in the Hamptons reflects on how COVID-19 has changed the meaning of home.
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‘We have always been able to say goodbye to those who have left this life.’
A funeral director in South Carolina shares what it’s like to plan socially distanced funerals.
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‘We’re not treated like people. We’re numbers.’
This comic shares the experiences of someone working in Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘I have to be out there. They’re killing us.’
“Even though I don’t wanna die from COVID-19, I’d rather die fighting for a cause trying to save people’s lives.”
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‘A lot of us feel we are living in a state of tyranny.’
Part of our illustrated series on inequity in the time of pandemic.
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‘I was forced to drive across the country during a pandemic just to get health care.’
A Texas woman seeking an abortion asks: “Why is my life not important enough to the governor and the other men making these decisions?”
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‘We’re building luxury bunkers.’
“We were actually the first company to build a quote unquote luxury bunker. The first quarter of 2020 I saw a 2,000% increase in the amount of inquiries.”
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‘A restaurant is a living, breathing part of the community.’
Billy Chiu manages Grant Place Restaurant. In this comic illustrated by Thi Bui, he talks about how COVID-19 has impacted business.
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‘This is going to be a different city.’
A New York City waiter reflects on the changes COVID-19 has wrought on the city in this comic illustrated by Thi Bui.