The free market approach to the pandemic isn't working

PLUS: Journalists under attack, tech for kids, and game subscription services. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 12.01.20   IDEAS The Free-Market Approach to This Pandemic Isn't Working BY BENJAMIN MAZER The US health care system has always been unequal, but Covid-19 has revealed it to be absurd.   PUBLIC HEALTH How a Vibrating Smartwatch Could Be Used to Stop Nightmares BY MICHELE COHEN MARILL The FDA has given NightWare clearance to market a "digital therapeutic" device that uses an Apple Watch to interrupt PTSD-related nightmares.   JOURNALISM One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack BY WIRED STAFF This month's list focuses on cases relating to Covid-19, as thousands of individuals have called on the UN to free jailed journalists amid the ongoing pandemic.   MODERN LOVE They Found Community, and Then Love, in Online Games BY ELIZABETH LANDAU It's no surprise people build great friendships when they game together. But these folks found much more—sometimes across long distances and cultural divides. GET WIRED The Cyber Week Sale is here. Now with free stickers! Get one year of WIRED for just $10 $5. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   BUYING GUIDE The 14 Best Personal Tech Gifts for Kids BY ADRIENNE SO Your child has spent years watching you tap away on your phone or laptop. Give them a turn on an age-appropriate device of their own.   STREAM SMART Too Many Game Subscription Services? Here's How to Choose BY WHITSON GORDON PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Now, Xbox Live Gold, Game Pass, Game Pass Ultimate—we break it down so you can pick the right one for you.   STEP IT UP 7 Simple Ways to Make Your Android Phone More Secure BY MATT BURGESS, WIRED UK Here's how to lock down your data and stop others from snooping on your personal information.   MOVE IT OUT How to Back Up and Move Your Photos Between Services BY DAVID NIELD Leaving Google Photos now that it's no longer free and unlimited? Considering Apple Photos or OneDrive? Here's how to take your library with you.   CYBER MONDAY Our 100+ Favorite Cyber Monday Deals Still Available Today BY SCOTT GILBERTSON AND GEAR TEAM We combed through every Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal we featured this week. These deals remain—for the moment.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions