Science and Health

AI Is Taking Over College Admissions

AI Is Taking Over College Admissions AI Is Taking Over College Admissions

For many high school students, artificial intelligence only heightens the anxieties around applying to college. How much of their application will be read by a human?

Oct 11, 2024 / StudentNation / Marium Zahra

Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, speaks during a press conference at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, on Monday, July 13, 2020.

Republicans Are Hazardous to Your Health Republicans Are Hazardous to Your Health

A new study shows that states dominated by conservatives have markedly worse health outcomes.

Oct 10, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

A student uses their cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy in California.

Why a School Cell Phone Ban Isn't the Right Call Why a School Cell Phone Ban Isn't the Right Call

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has considered a statewide ban on smart devices in schools, but many parents, students, and teachers have a more nuanced view.

Oct 8, 2024 / StudentNation / Ushoshi Das

Stanford University President Jonathan Levin.

Some of Our Top Schools Are Embarrassing Themselves Over Covid Some of Our Top Schools Are Embarrassing Themselves Over Covid

Why are places like Stanford and Johns Hopkins hosting gatherings of well-known coronavirus cranks?

Oct 4, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

Military police face crowd of marching protesters

How Can We Wean Ourselves Off Our Country’s Military Dependency? How Can We Wean Ourselves Off Our Country’s Military Dependency?

Moving resources and skills and jobs from the military-industrial complex to civilian sectors is a big project. But it could start in your own community.

Oct 3, 2024 / Frida Berrigan

A close-up photo of Fredric Jameson smiling in front of a microphone.

Fredric Jameson Named the System We Are Still Fighting Fredric Jameson Named the System We Are Still Fighting

The late literary critic revitalized Marxism to critique our postmodern and globalized reality.

Oct 3, 2024 / Obituary / Jeet Heer

After discovering Jane in 1971, Shannon joined Chicago’s famous abortion underground.

The Story of Sakinah Ahad Shannon, an Early Hero of Abortion Liberation The Story of Sakinah Ahad Shannon, an Early Hero of Abortion Liberation

Sakinah discovered Chicago’s Abortion Counseling Service, better known as Jane, because she wanted to help a friend. Then she became an essential part of it.

Oct 1, 2024 / Feature / Renee Bracey Sherman and Regina Mahone

Republican vice presidential nominee US Senator JD Vance visits

JD Vance Is Working Hard to Be Hated JD Vance Is Working Hard to Be Hated

For the Republican candidate, riling up the right-wing base outweighs alienating everyone else.

Sep 30, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Jock the monkey listens in on the Scopes trial, 1923.

The Scopes Trial and the Two Visions of US Democracy The Scopes Trial and the Two Visions of US Democracy

A new history revisits “the Trial of the Century” and its legacy in contemporary politics.

Sep 30, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin

A young girl receives a vaccination shot in New York City, c. 1970s.

Vaccines Work! Vaccines Work!

Want an easy way to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community? Make sure you get your shots.

Sep 26, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

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