Science and Health

A state ambulance leaves the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.

The Deadly Labyrinth of Nigerian Healthcare The Deadly Labyrinth of Nigerian Healthcare

My mother miraculously survived a series of health scares—but she barely survived our country’s hospitals.

Apr 11, 2026 / Gazelle Mba

HIV educators in South Africa in 2002.

Public Health Needs to Get Off the Laptop and Into the Streets Public Health Needs to Get Off the Laptop and Into the Streets

Too often, we reduce our outreach to distant communication. We have to embed ourselves in communities to make a real difference.

Apr 9, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Americans Are Being Bled Dry by Hidden Taxes

Americans Are Being Bled Dry by Hidden Taxes Americans Are Being Bled Dry by Hidden Taxes

Three private taxes are pushing electricity costs far above what ordinary people can afford.

Apr 9, 2026 / Column / Zephyr Teachout

San Diego’s AI Battlefield Heats Up

San Diego’s AI Battlefield Heats Up San Diego’s AI Battlefield Heats Up

The city is at the forefront of the fight against using big tech to surveill residents. But AI poses new threats.

Apr 8, 2026 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

The Great AI Grift

The Great AI Grift The Great AI Grift

Tech leaders want you to believe that AI is the key to a new golden age. The reality looks more like a bold, government-backed heist.

Apr 8, 2026 / Feature / Susannah Glickman, Amba Kak, and Sarah Myers West

AI for the People

AI for the People AI for the People

A manifesto for an AI revolution that works for the many, not just the billionaires.

Apr 8, 2026 / Feature / Rep. Ro Khanna

Residents of Daytona Beach, Florida, line up in their cars during a free food distribution for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on November 9, 2025.

We All Hate AI, but if You’re Poor, It Can Really Ruin Your Life We All Hate AI, but if You’re Poor, It Can Really Ruin Your Life

Debt collection. Parole decisions. Oversight of public services. It’s all being outsourced to AI, with terrible consequences for poor people.

Apr 8, 2026 / Column / Kali Holloway

As AI Breathes Down Our Necks, It’s Time for a Luddite Renaissance

As AI Breathes Down Our Necks, It’s Time for a Luddite Renaissance As AI Breathes Down Our Necks, It’s Time for a Luddite Renaissance

Nineteenth-century textile workers longed to stay human in a machine age. So do we.

Apr 7, 2026 / Feature / John Nichols

The Pentagon Is Going “AI First”

The Pentagon Is Going “AI First” The Pentagon Is Going “AI First”

The US military is placing the technology at the center of its mission, and the human costs promise to be staggering.

Apr 7, 2026 / Feature / Janet Abou-Elias and William D. Hartung

What We Need to Ask Ourselves About AI

What We Need to Ask Ourselves About AI What We Need to Ask Ourselves About AI

Seven questions to resolve before we let this fast-moving technology run rampant.

Apr 7, 2026 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

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