Science and Health

What Black Youth Need to Feel Safe

What Black Youth Need to Feel Safe What Black Youth Need to Feel Safe

Young people are facing a mental health crisis. This group of Cincinnati teens thinks they know how to solve it.

Jan 15, 2026 / Feature / Dani McClain

The North Chennai Power Station.

The US Needs India to Buy Coal. Who Pays the Cost? The US Needs India to Buy Coal. Who Pays the Cost?

As the country doubles down on coal exports, local communities—like those in Baltimore and Ennore—will bear the environmental burden.

Jan 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Alex Norbrook

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a policy announcement event at the US Department of Health and Human Services on January 8, 2026.

Trump’s Death Eaters Are Coming for Our Kids Trump’s Death Eaters Are Coming for Our Kids

After taking countless lives around the world, RFK Jr. and his ghoulish compatriots want American children to suffer too.

Jan 15, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot

How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot

The tech oligarch sets a new low—for now—in the degeneration of online discourse.

Jan 14, 2026 / Jacob Silverman

A display shows information about TikTok outside the Fox News building in New York City, 2025.

TikTok’s Incomplete Story TikTok’s Incomplete Story

The company has transformed the very nature of social media, and in the process it has mutated as well—from tech unicorn to geopolitical chesspiece.

Jan 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

Mary Bassett, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, speaks during a health department press briefing on August 22, 2022 in New York City.

Harvard’s Ouster of Mary Bassett Is a Revolting Act of Cowardice Harvard’s Ouster of Mary Bassett Is a Revolting Act of Cowardice

The public health icon was brutally removed from her job for one reason: her opposition to genocide in Gaza.

Jan 8, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

Are Cell Phones to Blame for the Youth Loneliness Epidemic?

Are Cell Phones to Blame for the Youth Loneliness Epidemic? Are Cell Phones to Blame for the Youth Loneliness Epidemic?

David Landes argues that cell phones represent an isolated life whereas Kimberly Hassel blames the loneliness crisis on a society unable to support or protect its youth.

Dec 22, 2025 / Column / David Landes and Kimberly Hassel

How Do We See Hegseth?

How Do We See Hegseth? How Do We See Hegseth?

Surf's up!

Dec 19, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Unleashing AI

Unleashing AI Unleashing AI

Ignoring the dangers, tech companies race forward.

Dec 19, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Students, researchers and demonstrators rally during a Kill the Cuts protest against the Trump administration's funding cuts on research, health, and higher education at the University of California–Los Angeles on April 8, 2025.

The Public Health Heroes of 2025 The Public Health Heroes of 2025

The Trump administration wants to destroy our health infrastructure. These warriors aren't letting that happen without a fight.

Dec 19, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

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