Science and Health

Rand Paul Abandons His Hippocratic Oath to Play Politics During a Pandemic

Rand Paul Abandons His Hippocratic Oath to Play Politics During a Pandemic Rand Paul Abandons His Hippocratic Oath to Play Politics During a Pandemic

The senator from Kentucky’s “Fire Fauci” crusade is a crude scheme to exploit fears and raise campaign cash, and Dr. Anthony Fauci called him out on it.

Jan 19, 2022 / John Nichols

Navajo Nation Covid

How the Navajo Nation Beat Back Covid How the Navajo Nation Beat Back Covid

The community once the hardest hit is now one of the safest in the United States.

Jan 14, 2022 / StudentNation / Rachel Cohen

The Texas Abortion Ban Could Usher in a Wave of Pregnancy-Related Deaths

The Texas Abortion Ban Could Usher in a Wave of Pregnancy-Related Deaths The Texas Abortion Ban Could Usher in a Wave of Pregnancy-Related Deaths

“When you deny people the opportunity to have a safe abortion procedure and replace it with the higher risk of continuing pregnancies, more people are going to die.”

Jan 13, 2022 / Mary Tuma

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There Are No Heroes in Djokovic vs. Australia There Are No Heroes in Djokovic vs. Australia

While the tennis star is petulant and selfish, the Australian state is racist and arbitrary.

Jan 11, 2022 / Dave Zirin

The first atomic bomb test was conducted at Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945.

This Is the Unbuilding of America This Is the Unbuilding of America

We’ve long inhabited a perilous world—one that has only grown more so as the decades have passed.

Jan 11, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

“You Come Out With Nothing”: What It Means to Bring Back the Box at Rikers

“You Come Out With Nothing”: What It Means to Bring Back the Box at Rikers “You Come Out With Nothing”: What It Means to Bring Back the Box at Rikers

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to keep punitive segregation going in an attempt to curb the jails’ exploding violence. 

Jan 11, 2022 / Victoria Law

Joleen Nez: A Death in Custody

Joleen Nez: A Death in Custody Joleen Nez: A Death in Custody

How racism, negligence, and a politically connected medical provider turned homelessness into a capital crime.

Jan 10, 2022 / Feature / Cecilia Nowell

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The Front Lines of Omicron The Front Lines of Omicron

With the pandemic returning to a state of emergency, we need to finally fix what was already broken in our society.

Jan 10, 2022 / Adam Gaffney

We’re All Tired of This Pandemic—and Some of Us Are Sick

We’re All Tired of This Pandemic—and Some of Us Are Sick We’re All Tired of This Pandemic—and Some of Us Are Sick

But whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad…

Jan 6, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird

Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird Happy New Year, It’s Sure Been Weird

I wouldn’t even try to sum up this bizarre year of ours.

Dec 31, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

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