Animal Dewormer as Covid Preventative Animal Dewormer as Covid Preventative
Joe Maga heard the anti-vaxxers say Dewormer, not the vaccine, kills those germs. Joe Maga died of Covid. Joe is gone. His body, though, remains quite free of worms.
Sep 7, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
For a Moment, the World Glimpsed the Truth of the US Occupation For a Moment, the World Glimpsed the Truth of the US Occupation
The final days of the US occupation of Afghanistan were a nightmarish embodiment of the chaos, corruption, and violence of the last 20 years.
Sep 7, 2021 / Ali M. Latifi
Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach
The commander in chief’s power to invade and inflict carnage is far too expansive.
Sep 7, 2021 / Danny Sjursen, Lawrence Wilkerson for The Nation
The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion
From the beginning, the War on Terror merged red-hot vengeance with calculated opportunism. Millions are still paying the price.
The Politics of Viruses The Politics of Viruses
Carl Zimmer and what popular science writing often misses.
Sep 7, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Danielle Carr
In the Shadow of 9/11 In the Shadow of 9/11
Did the War on Terror put our democracy at risk—or reveal its flaws?
Sep 7, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
When Sex Workers Speak, Who Listens? When Sex Workers Speak, Who Listens?
The initial decision by OnlyFans to ban porn illustrates how ostensibly legal online sex work is, in reality, criminalized.
Sep 6, 2021 / Emily Coombes
The Human Rights Violations of the 9/11 Era Are Still With Us The Human Rights Violations of the 9/11 Era Are Still With Us
Public perception of the War on Terror has shifted dramatically. But its legal and policy infrastructure endures.
Sep 6, 2021 / Anthony D. Romero
To Survive Climate Change, We Need to Rebuild the World as We Know It To Survive Climate Change, We Need to Rebuild the World as We Know It
Extreme weather events like Hurricane Ida prove that we need to rethink everything we think we know about the built and natural worlds.
Sep 6, 2021 / Jake Bittle