Violence Is in the Air Violence Is in the Air
A new study shows that the rate of violent crime increases with the level of smog.
Nov 6, 2019 / Michelle Chen
‘Like a Sunburn on Your Lungs’: How Does the Climate Crisis Impact Health? ‘Like a Sunburn on Your Lungs’: How Does the Climate Crisis Impact Health?
Children, pregnant people, and the elderly are the most at risk from extreme weather and heat—but the impact is already being felt across every specialty of medicine.
Sep 16, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Emily Holden
‘Dream Big, Fight Hard’: Ady Barkan Will Inspire You ‘Dream Big, Fight Hard’: Ady Barkan Will Inspire You
The dying activist tells The Nation how he wants to be remembered.
Sep 13, 2019 / Editorial / Christopher Shay
President Trump Has Legalized Concentration Camps President Trump Has Legalized Concentration Camps
The administration’s new rules will eviscerate key features of the landmark 1997 Flores decision, which mandates protections for immigrant children.
Aug 23, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
Is Genetic Medicine Making the World Less Fair? Is Genetic Medicine Making the World Less Fair?
New reproductive technologies promise to prevent serious genetic disease. What happens if only the rich can access them?
Aug 23, 2019 / Laura Hercher
Paid Family Leave Is a Game Changer for New Parents’ Health, Not Just Their Economic Security Paid Family Leave Is a Game Changer for New Parents’ Health, Not Just Their Economic Security
The transition to parenthood is a critical window when parents’ mental and physical health is at risk. Paid leave can protect them—and their babies.
Aug 12, 2019 / Benjamin Ryan
Meet the Millennial Mayor Who Took On Big Oil—and Won Meet the Millennial Mayor Who Took On Big Oil—and Won
Jose Gurrola is just 25, with barely 20,000 constituents, but he’s managed to put California’s powerful oil industry on the defensive.
Jul 12, 2019 / Cities Rising / Gabriel Thompson
‘It’s a Terrible Existence’: The Crisis of Emergency Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants ‘It’s a Terrible Existence’: The Crisis of Emergency Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants
Not qualifying for regular dialysis in most states, undocumented immigrants with kidney failure are forced to live in constant agony.
Jul 8, 2019 / Eilís O’Neill
ACT UP Changed Everything ACT UP Changed Everything
The HIV/AIDS protest group was the first great leap for the queer movement after Stonewall.
Jun 29, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Jim Hubbard
Grab These Headlines! Grab These Headlines!
Keep your hands to yourself or be in the hands of justice.
Jun 19, 2019 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo