We Published Nearly 2,800 Stories in 2020. Here Are 22 of Our Favorites of the Year We take a look back at some of the most serious, most joyful, and most compelling stories of 2020 with a selection of staff favorites. December 29, 2020 A protester speaks to a crowd from the pedestal that once hosted the statue of Edward Colston. Photo by Giulia Spadafora/NurPhoto via Getty Images. There’s no way around it: it’s been a bruising year. The coronavirus pandemic taught us (as if we needed another lesson) that no one is an island. The police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and too many others reminded us that struggles for political justice are only just beginning. And the election of President Joe Biden suggested a potential return to order—but really, how can things ever be as they were?