Science and Health

An outdoor mobile testing site in New York City.

After Four Years of Covid, We’ve Still Got Our Heads In the Sand After Four Years of Covid, We’ve Still Got Our Heads In the Sand

Liberals are in denial. Conservatives are trying to destroy public health. And the virus is still raging.

Jan 25, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

New York Floods

In Ithaca, Climate Change Is Making Gentrification Worse In Ithaca, Climate Change Is Making Gentrification Worse

Revised FEMA flood maps significantly broadened risk zones enveloping the Southside neighborhood, which has provided Black residents with a sense of community for more than 150 ye...

Jan 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Meher Bhatia

A prerecorded clip of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan addressing supporters at a virtual rally.

In the “Year of Elections,” Is AI on the Ballot? In the “Year of Elections,” Is AI on the Ballot?

Politicians like Pakistan’s Imran Khan have found themselves duplicated by artificial intelligence—sometimes by their own parties.

Jan 23, 2024 / Hasan Ali

Brittany Watts, dressed in a warm pink coat and white gloves and a hat, speaking outside at a microphone.

What About Our Right to Life? What About Our Right to Life?

As we’re seeing now in tragic cases, abortion bans violate much more than just privacy rights.

Jan 22, 2024 / Michele Goodwin

Signage outside an Amazon Go store

How Students in Seattle Got More School Counselors—Paid for by the City’s Wealthiest Corporations How Students in Seattle Got More School Counselors—Paid for by the City’s Wealthiest Corporations

Local politicians said it couldn't be done. The Seattle Times said it shouldn't be done. The students stuck to their demands and proved them wrong.

Jan 19, 2024 / Natalya McConnell

The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Boston Massachusetts.

Harvard’s Next President Must Champion Climate Justice Harvard’s Next President Must Champion Climate Justice

With Claudine Gay’s resignation, the university has an opportunity to truly grapple with their role in the climate crisis.

Jan 17, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Phoebe Barr

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a press conference at Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Pete Buttigieg Refuses to Reform a Dangerously Unsafe Airline Industry Pete Buttigieg Refuses to Reform a Dangerously Unsafe Airline Industry

Countless near misses and faulty equipment require systematic attack—not soothing rhetoric.

Jan 12, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Sarah Taber, 2024 candidate for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.

Why I’m Running for Commissioner of Agriculture in North Carolina Why I’m Running for Commissioner of Agriculture in North Carolina

The health of our state’s democracy depends so much on its agriculture and rural economics.

Jan 12, 2024 / Sarah Taber

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the press at the Los Angeles General Hospital in October 2023.

California Gets One Step Closer to Universal Healthcare California Gets One Step Closer to Universal Healthcare

This year, the Golden State expanded coverage to all low-income residents—regardless of immigration status.

Jan 12, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

EU Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager

Can the EU’s Digital Services Act Inspire US Tech Regulation? Can the EU’s Digital Services Act Inspire US Tech Regulation?

“The effect of these large, European digital laws is going to be felt well beyond the borders of Europe.”

Jan 11, 2024 / StudentNation / Nadia Scharf

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