Ady Barkan Turned Dying Into an Act of Love Ady Barkan Turned Dying Into an Act of Love
Even as his body gave out on him, Barkan invited his family, friends, and those lucky enough to cross his path to join him in fighting for a more just world.
Nov 8, 2023 / Obituary / Sarah Johnson and Brad Lander
Ohio Voters Could Soon Enshrine Abortion Rights in Their State Constitution Ohio Voters Could Soon Enshrine Abortion Rights in Their State Constitution
On November 7, Ohio will vote on Issue 1, which would guarantee access to abortion. “Every individual has a right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions.”
Nov 3, 2023 / StudentNation / Molly Morrow
What’s Powering the Healthcare Worker Strike Wave? What’s Powering the Healthcare Worker Strike Wave?
Nurses and others have won victories on the picket line they couldn’t achieve at the ballot box.
Nov 1, 2023 / Jonathan Rosenblum
Doctors Are Employees Now. It’s Time for Us to Unionize. Doctors Are Employees Now. It’s Time for Us to Unionize.
Organizing doesn’t just benefit our own working conditions. It can improve the lives of patients, too.
Nov 1, 2023 / Luke Messac
Can I Google That? Can I Google That?
Google’s antitrust lawsuit.
Oct 27, 2023 / OppArt / Paul Karasik
A Weekend at Abortion Camp Offers a Glimpse Into the Future of Abortion Access A Weekend at Abortion Camp Offers a Glimpse Into the Future of Abortion Access
In the year after Dobbs, the movement has been operating in triage mode, and Abortion Camp was conceived as a conclave where activists could come together to have honest conversati...
Oct 26, 2023 / Rebecca Grant
In Exxon’s Orwellian World, Lower Emissions Means More Oil Production In Exxon’s Orwellian World, Lower Emissions Means More Oil Production
In the corporation's version of Newspeak, "carbon emissions" means whatever it wants—and any investment in renewables is just a facade.
Oct 24, 2023 / Brad Swanson
We Know How to Get Good Public Health Policies. Now We Need to Figure Out How to Keep Them. We Know How to Get Good Public Health Policies. Now We Need to Figure Out How to Keep Them.
It’s not enough to come up with good ideas for our broken healthcare system. We need to create the political space to make them stick.
Oct 19, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
How Everything Became Data How Everything Became Data
Starting with the birth of statistics in the 19th century and concluding with algorithms and AI systems, a new book examines how humans became studied as a set of ones and zeroes....
Oct 16, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Ben Tarnoff
Safe Staffing Is Front and Center in Another Huge Healthcare Strike Safe Staffing Is Front and Center in Another Huge Healthcare Strike
Seventy-five thousand healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente locations across five states and Washington, D.C., walked off the job to demand an end to staffing shortages.
Oct 13, 2023 / Bryce Covert