Science and Health

Supporters of transgender youth demonstrate outside Children's Hospital Los Angeles on February 6, 2025, in the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order threatening to pull federal funding from healthcare providers who offer gender-affirming care to children.

The Rise of Medical Fascism The Rise of Medical Fascism

The US medical profession’s long history of complicity with state violence has prepared it for compliance with Trump’s authoritarian orders.

Apr 21, 2025 / Eric Reinhart

Demonstrators with signs stand around the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard after a rally was held against President Donald Trump's attacks on Harvard University.

Harvard Stands Up Harvard Stands Up

Very real pain is about to be inflicted on students, staff, researchers, and faculty. At least for now, most of the people here are willing to bear that price.

Apr 18, 2025 / Richard Parker

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a roundtable meeting on adolescent safety with creators of the television show Adolescence, and Sarah Simpkin from the Children's Society on March 31, 2025, in London, United Kingdom.

The Creator of “Adolescence” Backs a Social Media Ban for Kids—but It’s the Wrong Move The Creator of “Adolescence” Backs a Social Media Ban for Kids—but It’s the Wrong Move

Although the dangers young people face online are all too clear, the solution is pragmatism, not prohibition.

Apr 17, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trade, Monopoly, and the Fight We Can’t Let Trump Define

Trade, Monopoly, and the Fight We Can’t Let Trump Define Trade, Monopoly, and the Fight We Can’t Let Trump Define

Tariffs and trade are not side issues, but a central front in the battle against monopoly power—and for self-government.

Apr 17, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout

An abortion rights activist demonstrates outside the US Supreme Court on April 2, 2025.

Abortion Care Is Central to Black Maternal Health Abortion Care Is Central to Black Maternal Health

This Black Maternal Health Week, it’s time to acknowledge this simple truth: Abortion care is maternal healthcare.

Apr 17, 2025 / Latona Giwa

A protest outside Google’s offices in San Francisco, Thursday, December 14, 2023.

I’ve Worked at Google for Decades. I’m Sickened by What It’s Doing. I’ve Worked at Google for Decades. I’m Sickened by What It’s Doing.

For the first time, I feel driven to speak publicly, because our company is now powering state violence across the globe.

Apr 16, 2025 / Emma Jackson

Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Monday, February 3, 2025, after Elon Musk posted on social media that he and President Donald Trump would shut down the agency.

Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows. Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows.

USAID programs demonstrate a moral commitment that Americans today urgently need to preserve, not destroy.

Apr 15, 2025 / Arnold Isaacs

(L-R) The Rev. Katey Zeh from Religious Community for Reproductive Choice and Katie Quiñónez-Alonso, former executive director of Women’s Health Center in Maryland, look on as the Reverend Jim Lewis, an original member of the Clergy Consultation Service, talks about how he helped women access abortion care before Roe, during the clinic-blessing ceremony.

Bless This Clinic: How Clergy Are Showing Up for Abortion Clinics Bless This Clinic: How Clergy Are Showing Up for Abortion Clinics

Clinic blessings continue a legacy of religious leaders and people of faith championing abortion access.

Apr 15, 2025 / Rev. Katey Zeh and Asha Dahya

Texas’s “Life of the Mother Act” Is an Abortion Ban in Sheep's Clothing

Texas’s “Life of the Mother Act” Is an Abortion Ban in Sheep's Clothing Texas’s “Life of the Mother Act” Is an Abortion Ban in Sheep's Clothing

As an abortion provider living in Texas, I can confidently say that this bill will not help me save additional lives.

Apr 10, 2025 / Ghazaleh Moayedi

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. departs after US President Donald Trump signs executive orders imposing tariffs on imported goods during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump and RFK Jr. Are Destroying a Generation of Knowledge Trump and RFK Jr. Are Destroying a Generation of Knowledge

The gutting of the administrative state, of the universities, and of expertise is like something out of the Cultural Revolution.

Apr 10, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

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