Will the GOP’s Hard Right Dismantle PEPFAR? Will the GOP’s Hard Right Dismantle PEPFAR?
The AIDS relief program is helping to keep some 20 million people alive in Africa. Now a group of Republicans wants to sabotage it.
Sep 21, 2023 / James North
The New Colonialist Food Economy The New Colonialist Food Economy
How Bill Gates and agribusiness giants are throttling small farmers in Africa and the Global South.
Sep 18, 2023 / Feature / Alexander Zaitchik
What Will It Take to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis? What Will It Take to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis?
Almost 12 percent of high school–age youth experience severe major depression. The root causes of the problem are rarely confronted.
Sep 13, 2023 / Eshaan Mani
Elon Musk Is a Threat to Democracy Elon Musk Is a Threat to Democracy
How the owner of Tesla and Space X became a state within a state.
Sep 8, 2023 / Jeet Heer
In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon
By passing Measure 110, Oregonians sought to begin undoing the harms caused by over 50 years of a failed War on Drugs. Those harms won’t be fixed overnight.
Sep 8, 2023 / Abdullah Shihipar, Alexandria Macmadu, and Brandon D.L. Marshall
AOC Was Right: Better Sunscreen Is Praxis AOC Was Right: Better Sunscreen Is Praxis
AOC's call for more effective sunscreen was met with derision—but it's a vital form of healthcare, especially for some of our most marginalized people.
Sep 8, 2023 / Faith Branch
A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic
And the officials in charge of fixing the situation seem more interested in privatization than accountability.
Sep 7, 2023 / Makani Themba
Biden’s Bold Move on Drug Prices Gives the GOP Two Choices: Change the Subject, or Lie Biden’s Bold Move on Drug Prices Gives the GOP Two Choices: Change the Subject, or Lie
Not surprisingly, Trump opts for both.
Sep 1, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Welcome to the “You Do You” Pandemic Welcome to the “You Do You” Pandemic
The new Covid policy: Let them eat cake.
Sep 1, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
The Women of America’s Heartland The Women of America’s Heartland
Monica Potts’s book The Forgotten Girls is a document of the effects of poverty, sexism, and, of course, the rapacious capitalism that has abandoned communities across America.
Aug 31, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt