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The country Joe Biden will lead, as the pandemic wanes and as the economy recovers, is going to require major social catharsis — and he needs to ensure that the arts are still there to provide it, our critic @jsf writes. https://nyti.ms/3bzoCfq
The most immediate measure the new administration can take to stanch the arts crisis is simply to get money into artists’ pockets — by pushing Congress to expand and improve unemployment benefits for them and other independent contractors and gig workers. https://nyti.ms/3bzoCfq
Like F.D.R. and the New Deal, it’s also going to have to put millions of Americans on the federal payroll: among them artists, musicians and actors, tasked to restore a battered nation. https://nyti.ms/3bzoCfq
Should the administration create a Department of Culture? A White House Office for Culture could be a nimbler and more practicable solution, @jsf says. It could research and coordinate arts policy across the federal government. https://nyti.ms/3bzoCfq
We spoke to two opera singers — one in New York and one in Germany — about how they have fared during the pandemic. Their experiences are remarkably different. https://nyti.ms/2MWUOz3
What have other countries done to support the arts during the pandemic? Here’s how France, Germany, Britain and 5 other governments around the world have kept artists afloat. https://nyti.ms/3oB2FQR
