Miguel-Anxo Murado

Pandemic Journal

Dispatches from around the world documenting the coronavirus outbreak

Pandemic Journal, March 17–22

Dispatches on the coronavirus outbreak from Madeleine Schwartz in Brooklyn, Anne Enright in Dublin, Joshua Hunt in Busan, Anna Badkhen in Lalibela, Lauren Groff in Gainesville, and more.

The End of ETA’s Era

Political violence is a disease, a contagious one. By the mid-1990s, ETA seemed adrift in a sea of violence of its own making. It was clear the Basque separatist group had the strength to survive, but not the popular support needed to win.

Catalonia on the Brink

When thinking about Catalonia seeking independence, we circle back to metaphors. Romantic breakup or severed-limb mutilation, the language of feelings or the language of the body. Perhaps, both are correct.