Science and Health

Stupid Scientific Reality!

Stupid Scientific Reality! Stupid Scientific Reality!

A history of egghead ideas.

Aug 6, 2020 / OppArt / Josh Gosfield

Someone holds up a Medicare for All sign at a rally for former candidate Bernie Sanders.

Biden, Just Say Yes on Medicare for All! Biden, Just Say Yes on Medicare for All!

Covid-19 gives you the perfect reason to change your mind.

Aug 6, 2020 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan

Time for Some #WearADamnMask Politics

Time for Some #WearADamnMask Politics Time for Some #WearADamnMask Politics

The only sane response to Republican insanity is for Democrats to promote an in-your-face—and on-your-face—public health agenda in 2020.

Aug 5, 2020 / John Nichols

As Covid Slams Us, Elders Want Solidarity, Not Sentiment—or Blame

As Covid Slams Us, Elders Want Solidarity, Not Sentiment—or Blame As Covid Slams Us, Elders Want Solidarity, Not Sentiment—or Blame

No generation has a monopoly on justice, or responsibility.

Aug 5, 2020 / no-paywall / Judith Levine

Maryland National Guard

Our Government Is Prioritizing Empire Over Health Our Government Is Prioritizing Empire Over Health

Top Pentagon officials are more preoccupied with maintaining American supremacy than protecting the very bodies that make up the armed services.

Aug 5, 2020 / Andrea Mazzarino

America Is Headed for an Unprecedented Wave of Evictions

America Is Headed for an Unprecedented Wave of Evictions America Is Headed for an Unprecedented Wave of Evictions

The disappearance of renter protections imposed in the wake of the pandemic will almost certainly lead to the worst housing crisis in a generation.

Aug 5, 2020 / Bryce Covert

The President’s Damned Lies Are Killing Us

The President’s Damned Lies Are Killing Us The President’s Damned Lies Are Killing Us

The president’s not an idiot. He is a liar. The question is: How many more coronavirus deaths will his lies cause between now and Election Day?

Aug 4, 2020 / John Nichols

NK Jemisin

N.K. Jemisin Wrote a Sci-Fi Ode to New York City—Then It Became Reality N.K. Jemisin Wrote a Sci-Fi Ode to New York City—Then It Became Reality

We talked to the award-winning writer about The City We Became, her latest groundbreaking, world-quaking book, and why it feels so prescient.

Aug 4, 2020 / Editorial / Jessica Suriano

Follow the Leader?

Follow the Leader? Follow the Leader?

The results of denying reality.

Aug 4, 2020 / OppArt / Mark Bryan

The Deaths of 150,000 Americans Are on Trump’s Hands

The Deaths of 150,000 Americans Are on Trump’s Hands The Deaths of 150,000 Americans Are on Trump’s Hands

Trump and his lackeys are guilty of criminal negligence, if not far worse. Who will hold them accountable?

Aug 3, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal

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