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Study with me: 1 hour real-time session

Need motivation to study? Join me for this 1-hour real-time study session. No distractions, just a focused environment to ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Lesson plan: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and Jan. 6

Originally published Jan. 19, 2023. For a Google doc of this lesson, click here. (Note: You will need to make a copy of the Google doc to edit it.) In this lesson, students will b ...
National Bureau of Economic Research

The Coronavirus and the Great Influenza Pandemic: Lessons from the “Spanish Flu” for the Coronavirus’s Potential Effects on Mortality and Economic Activity

Mortality and economic contraction during the 1918-1920 Great Influenza Pandemic provide plausible upper bounds for outcomes under the coronavirus (COVID-19). Data for 48 countries imply flu-related ...