Science and Health

Vaccines India

Wealthy Countries Have Left the Rest of the World Behind Wealthy Countries Have Left the Rest of the World Behind

Vaccine nationalism bought wealthy countries a return to normalcy, while leaving the Global South with devastating surges.

Jun 22, 2021 / Rajan Menon

Republicans Tried to Kill the ACA—Instead It Got Stronger

Republicans Tried to Kill the ACA—Instead It Got Stronger Republicans Tried to Kill the ACA—Instead It Got Stronger

While not a complete victory, the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act places it on its firmest legal ground yet.

Jun 18, 2021 / Elie Mystal

DEA drug container

Covid-19 Stopped Progress on the Drug Epidemic in Its Tracks Covid-19 Stopped Progress on the Drug Epidemic in Its Tracks

Bold policy changes are needed now to save lives.

Jun 17, 2021 / Joshua Barocas

The Promise and Hubris of Silicon Valley’s Vision of How We Eat The Promise and Hubris of Silicon Valley’s Vision of How We Eat

A conversation with Larissa Zimberoff about the emergence of food start-ups, lab-made solutions, and the future of the American diet.

Jun 17, 2021 / Q&A / Naomi Elias

Planet in Distress

Planet in Distress Planet in Distress

The call to rebel against extinction grows.

Jun 16, 2021 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Loss Runs Like a River Through My Life

Loss Runs Like a River Through My Life Loss Runs Like a River Through My Life

On grief’s unequal racial burden, and the Internet as a vehicle to negotiate survival and turn collective grief into collective action.

Jun 16, 2021 / Something Is Happening Here / Malkia Devich-Cyril

Kamloops Indian School

Kamloops Indian School Kamloops Indian School

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Jun 15, 2021 / OppArt / Lalo Alcaraz

Remembering the Pulse Massacre

Remembering the Pulse Massacre Remembering the Pulse Massacre

On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 and wounded 53 people, during “Latin Night” at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fl.

Jun 14, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

DC capitol

Democracy on a Ventilator Democracy on a Ventilator

Two crises, two emergency lockdowns, but only one is called a matter of public health.

Jun 9, 2021 / Something Is Happening Here / S. Eudora Smith

Stop the Steal

We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet

Trump is gone and the vaccine is here. But there are still roadblocks ahead.

Jun 9, 2021 / John Feffer

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