Science and Health

Sam's Club

Sam's Club Sam's Club

Saluting Musk.

Oct 16, 2026 / Steve Brodner

America’s UN-Healthcare Treatment

America’s UN-Healthcare Treatment America’s UN-Healthcare Treatment

The UnitedHealth group CEO’s savings plan.

Oct 16, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Customers walk into a Blockbuster Video store in 2002.

Is Blockbuster Video the Answer to Our Digital Privacy Woes? Is Blockbuster Video the Answer to Our Digital Privacy Woes?

The Supreme Court is weighing whether a 1988 video-store law can be used to protect our digital privacy.

Oct 15, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Josh Gottheimer participates in the Competing and Setting the Standards in the AI Era panel during The Hill & Valley Forum 2026 at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on March 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.

How Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom How Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom

Roughly one in five members of Congress has household investments in the industry.

Oct 15, 2026 / David Moore and Donald Shaw

We Were Warned in 2001

We Were Warned in 2001 We Were Warned in 2001

Science-fiction nightmares are now current events.

Oct 14, 2026 / OppArt / Paul Karasik

A screenshot from the film “NAZA.”

The Real AI Threat Is Already Here The Real AI Threat Is Already Here

Never mind some future apocalypse—AI is being used right now to cause enormous suffering.

Oct 14, 2026 / Column / Jeet Heer

Carney Hospital, which closed due to financial neglect from former owner Steward Health Care.

The Plundering Oligarch You Haven’t Heard Of The Plundering Oligarch You Haven’t Heard Of

Private-equity magnate Jeffrey Leerink has been busy pillaging healthcare and the life sciences.

Oct 14, 2026 / Column / Chuck Collins

A student sits on Cornell’s campus before a protest against the university’s actions following Jane Doe’s alleged sexual assault at a campus fraternity in 2024.

The Architecture of Campus Assault The Architecture of Campus Assault

College sexual assault is predictable. Here's how to change that.

Oct 13, 2026 / StudentNation / Lily Seltz and Lara-Nour Walton

A phone displaying the logo for Anthropic's Javascript property, Bun, brandished before a display of logos for the company's chatbot, Claude.

Anthropic Wants You to Be Kind to Claude Anthropic Wants You to Be Kind to Claude

…even as AI courts serial real-world disasters, defaces the environment with data centers, and is not about to return your empathy in kind.

Oct 13, 2026 / David Futrelle

Elon Musk and James Talarico.

Elon Musk’s James Talarico Smear Blew Up In His Face Elon Musk’s James Talarico Smear Blew Up In His Face

But that doesn’t mean the danger from Musk’s lies is over.

Oct 12, 2026 / Jeet Heer

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