AI Isn’t a Radical Technology AI Isn’t a Radical Technology
Actually, it’s not a technology at all—regardless of what overheated predictions about Sora have to say about it.
Feb 27, 2024 / R.H. Lossin and Jason Resnikoff
Hit Trump on Theocracy, Not Hypocrisy Hit Trump on Theocracy, Not Hypocrisy
The former president’s alliance with religious fanatics is a far bigger problem than his lack of piety.
Feb 23, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Killer Robots Are Here. It’s Time to Be Worried. The Killer Robots Are Here. It’s Time to Be Worried.
When the leading advocates of autonomous weaponry tell us to be concerned about the unintended dangers posed by their use in battle, the rest of us should be worried.
Feb 23, 2024 / Michael T. Klare
More States Are Using Doulas to Help Solve the Maternal Health Crisis More States Are Using Doulas to Help Solve the Maternal Health Crisis
Over a dozen states reimburse services provided by these nonmedical professionals before, during, and after birth under Medicaid. But with this coverage comes new regulations.
Feb 22, 2024 / StudentNation / Kayla Yup
We’re Letting a Public Health Disaster Unfold In Slow Motion We’re Letting a Public Health Disaster Unfold In Slow Motion
Republicans are working hard to destroy our public health infrastructure. Too many Democrats are helping them. It needs to stop now.
Feb 22, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves
Hydropower Won’t Stop the Climate Crisis—It Might Make It Worse Hydropower Won’t Stop the Climate Crisis—It Might Make It Worse
The dispute over Ethiopia’s enormous dam should be a warning of what the future holds on a hotter, drier planet.
Feb 21, 2024 / Joshua Frank
Israel Has Created a Medical Apocalypse in Gaza Israel Has Created a Medical Apocalypse in Gaza
The hospital system is barely functional. Disease is running rampant. Medical workers are being kidnapped, tortured, and killed. And the world is letting it happen.
Feb 20, 2024 / Mary Turfah
Letters From the February 2024 Issue Letters From the February 2024 Issue
Modern midwifery… Idle laws…
Feb 20, 2024 / Our Readers
An Experiment in Tribally Owned Internet An Experiment in Tribally Owned Internet
On reservations across the country, tribes are using federal grants to create their own Internet providers. But it takes more than money to get a community online.
Feb 20, 2024 / Feature / Evan Malmgren
I Saw the Future of Climate Technology—and Its Big-Oil Investors I Saw the Future of Climate Technology—and Its Big-Oil Investors
At the Cleantech North America conference, the fates of climate-tech start-ups are tangled into the balance sheets of companies who caused the crisis in the first place.
Feb 15, 2024 / Molly Taft