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Pathogens in the Air, Protesters in the Street,
Prospects for Change Within and Without

An odd amalgam of tragedies is conspiring to make this an unprecedented time — a strange mixture of calamity and hope that could render 2020 a monumental convergence of tipping points. They could be good or bad or some of both, depending on how things play out.

And what a multiple-whammy of things: from the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic…