The Mysterious Magnetism of Michelle Obama The Mysterious Magnetism of Michelle Obama
How did the first lady, a model of intelligence and grace, manage to keep her composure?
Dec 14, 2016 / Feature / Adrienne Kennedy
Did the Opioid Epidemic Help Donald Trump Win? Did the Opioid Epidemic Help Donald Trump Win?
New research shows that Trump made huge gains in counties with the highest rates of death from drugs, alcohol, and suicide.
Dec 7, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
One Flew Over Bellevue One Flew Over Bellevue
As little as David Oshinsky might care to admit it, the idea that Bellevue is a place for “crazies” has stuck in our cultural consciousness.
Dec 3, 2016 / Nathan Smith
How You Can Stand With Standing Rock How You Can Stand With Standing Rock
Today’s #NoDAPL action targets the Army Corps of Engineers. Watch this video—then call them.
Nov 15, 2016 / Julia Mead
How I Found Heaven in a Public Hospital How I Found Heaven in a Public Hospital
Britain’s National Health Service is a cosmopolitan, welfare-state utopia—one that conservatives everywhere want to abolish.
Oct 21, 2016 / Frederika Randall
This Mother Has Breast Cancer and Knows She Needs Treatment. Why Can’t She Get It? This Mother Has Breast Cancer and Knows She Needs Treatment. Why Can’t She Get It?
Actress America Ferrara speaks with an undocumented immigrant who is trapped without health care in Texas.
Oct 14, 2016 / The Nation
The Latest Anti-Abortion Trend? Mandatory Funerals for Fetuses The Latest Anti-Abortion Trend? Mandatory Funerals for Fetuses
Now that the Supreme Court has thrown out TRAP laws, opponents have a new tactic.
Oct 11, 2016 / Rebecca Grant
6.8 Million Teenagers Are Food-Insecure 6.8 Million Teenagers Are Food-Insecure
Young adults are increasingly victims of a failing economy that is leaving them starving.
Sep 28, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The United States Has an Emergency Fund for Natural Disasters. Why Not for Pandemics? The United States Has an Emergency Fund for Natural Disasters. Why Not for Pandemics?
Zika is spreading in Florida, and Congress still hasn’t released money for a response.
Aug 25, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
It’s Time for the UN to Compensate Haitians for Its Cholera Disaster It’s Time for the UN to Compensate Haitians for Its Cholera Disaster
Accountability should be seen as a strength, not a liability, at an organization committed to human rights.
Aug 23, 2016 / Muneer I. Ahmad and Alice M. Miller