Science and Health

An Apple Store in Brussels, Belgium on March 4, 2024, after. European Union slapped tech giant Apple with over 1.8 billion euros in fines for alleged antitrust violations.

Will Europe Back Down Against Big Tech? Will Europe Back Down Against Big Tech?

The attempt by Brussels to regulate Silicon Valley is a bargaining chip in the trade crisis.

Apr 24, 2025 / Harrison Stetler

Conspiracy Theorists Are Coming for Your Pet Food

Conspiracy Theorists Are Coming for Your Pet Food Conspiracy Theorists Are Coming for Your Pet Food

You may not think raw food for cats and dogs could be harmful, but new cases suggest these brands and their evangelists could be putting your pets at risk.

Apr 24, 2025 / Emmet Fraizer

A Huawei store in Beijing, 2024.

Want to Understand the New Cold War? Look to Huawei. Want to Understand the New Cold War? Look to Huawei.

The tech company has come to symbolize the ongoing struggle between America and China.

Apr 22, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Brett Christophers

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

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