What Are Drugs For? What Are Drugs For?
A conversation with P.E. Moskowitz about the chemical imbalance theory of depression, the false schism between prescription and recreational drugs, and collective psychic pain.
Sep 11, 2025 / Emmeline Clein
Young People Are Using ChatGPT for Therapy, but the Conversations Lack Privacy and Protections Young People Are Using ChatGPT for Therapy, but the Conversations Lack Privacy and Protections
Therapy is now one of the leading uses of AI. But unlike traditional therapy notes, which are privileged, transcripts with chatbots carry no such shield.
Aug 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Chelsea Lubbe and Ray Epstein
If We Want to Save Public Health, We Need to Get Out of Our Bubble If We Want to Save Public Health, We Need to Get Out of Our Bubble
The struggle to save public health and biomedical research in the US must be seen as part of a global battle against antidemocratic forces.
Aug 8, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims Are Again Being Wronged by Donald Trump’s Circus Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims Are Again Being Wronged by Donald Trump’s Circus
Partisan politics is making a travesty of justice.
Jul 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer
This Organization Proved There Was an Alternative to the Police. Now It’s Being Defunded. This Organization Proved There Was an Alternative to the Police. Now It’s Being Defunded.
In Eugene, Oregon, CAHOOTS, a decades-old crisis-response program, may disappear, but the programs it inspired have spread across the United States, including to nearby Portland.
Jun 24, 2025 / Kaia Sand
How Andrew Cuomo Made Homelessness Worse How Andrew Cuomo Made Homelessness Worse
Cuomo claims that “housing is a top priority.” A dig into his track record says something very different.
Jun 13, 2025 / Tracy Rosenthal
Letters From the July/August 2025 Issue Letters From the July/August 2025 Issue
The radical Self… In defense of Andrea Dworkin and Catharine MacKinnon (online only)… George Foreman in a new light (online only)… Elon Musk’s apartheid influences (online only)…
Jun 10, 2025 / Our Readers
Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think
What happens when you mix ketamine, ecstasy, and mushrooms with far-right ideology? Spoiler: The results aren’t pretty.
Jun 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation
Taking away healthcare coverage isn’t just “morally wrong and politically suicidal,” in Senator Josh Hawley’s apt phrase. It’s also putting pressure on rural members of Congress.
May 30, 2025 / Erica Etelson
People Across the Political Spectrum Agree: We Need to Address the Country’s Mental Health Crisis People Across the Political Spectrum Agree: We Need to Address the Country’s Mental Health Crisis
There is surprising agreement among people with divergent political beliefs that it’s time to expand services for those who are struggling.
May 20, 2025 / Mattea Kramer and Dr. Sean Fogler