Annalisa Merelli

Annalisa Merelli is an Italian reporter based in New York City. For Quartz, she covers inequality and the healthcare industry. For a few years prior to moving to the US, lived in Delhi, India, reporting across the subcontinent. She holds a master's degree in Semiotics from Bologna University.

Biden’s ambitions and the vaccines’ realities

In his 2020 campaign, Joe Biden made the point that under his presidency the US would step back into the role of global leadership it had relinquished during Donald Trump’s administration. However, he is taking time – too much, according to…

America and the pandemic, one year on

Looking at the US and Europe one year after the beginning of the pandemic, the view is sort of unexpected. In some aspects, it is almost a role reversal, due to the new administration's determination to stay clear of any austerity policies,…

The urgent pandemic tasks for the Biden team

On December 21, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden was administered the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, on live television. This is in line with the communications approach Biden, Kamala Harris, and their team has kept in relation…

Assessing a unique vice-presidential debate

The 2020 presidential campaign continues to disrupt any precedent. Only days after mocking his adversary Joe Biden for wearing masks and being cautious in the face of COVID-19, Donald Trump tested positive and was hospitalized for a few…

The Presidential race as a clash of visions

The 2020 American news cycle is about to become even more intense as the final days of the presidential campaign are upon us. This was never going to be just another election: Donald Trump is too polarizing a figure and, if every second…

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