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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: Which Version of the Pandemic Will You Experience?

Any given Americans’ experience will be determined by a mix of a sort of demographic predestination—and purely random chance. Plus: Why the U.S. is short on masks.

It’s Friday, April 10. In today’s newsletter: After the pandemic, two Americas. Plus: Why the U.S. is running out of masks.

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Tale of Two Pandemics

Some will emerge from this crisis disrupted and shaken, but ultimately stable. Others will come

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