Health and Disease

The Suburban Commute Is a Soul-Crushing, Environment-Destroying Invention

The Suburban Commute Is a Soul-Crushing, Environment-Destroying Invention The Suburban Commute Is a Soul-Crushing, Environment-Destroying Invention

The last few months have shown us that we can do away with it forever.

Jun 2, 2020 / Feature / Elie Mystal

A graduate

To the Class of 2020: You Deserved Better Than This To the Class of 2020: You Deserved Better Than This

Welcome to an unjust and burning world. Join us in the fight to make it a better place.

Jun 2, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

The Pandemic Has Sent Child Hunger to Record Levels

The Pandemic Has Sent Child Hunger to Record Levels The Pandemic Has Sent Child Hunger to Record Levels

Ninety percent of US counties with high rates of childhood hunger are rural, a new study finds.

Jun 2, 2020 / Karina Piser

Sign of the Times

Sign of the Times Sign of the Times

As the death toll mounts, our president tees off. 

Jun 1, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Garrincha, Justin Squigs Robertson, Peter Kuper, and Ed Hall

A Call to Revolt

A Call to Revolt A Call to Revolt

It’s time to end the phony war and take back the streets.

Jun 1, 2020 / Feature / Mike Davis

New Beginnings: Time to Think Big!

New Beginnings: Time to Think Big! New Beginnings: Time to Think Big!

In times of crisis, ideas that were once considered radical can enter the mainstream.

Jun 1, 2020 / Christopher Shay for The Nation

Will Covid-19 Be a Turning Point in the Fight Against Racial Disparities in Health Care?

Will Covid-19 Be a Turning Point in the Fight Against Racial Disparities in Health Care? Will Covid-19 Be a Turning Point in the Fight Against Racial Disparities in Health Care?

Public health experts hope that the vast scale of the crisis will prompt meaningful political action to counter health inequities, which have been persistent in America for well ov...

Jun 1, 2020 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

America Never Valued Care Workers. Then a Pandemic Hit.

America Never Valued Care Workers. Then a Pandemic Hit. America Never Valued Care Workers. Then a Pandemic Hit.

Now everyone knows teachers, child care providers, and health aides are essential workers. Will that finally get them the pay and protections they deserve?

Jun 1, 2020 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Person in PPE taking test samples for COVID-19 in Itaewon

The Coronavirus Thrives on Hate The Coronavirus Thrives on Hate

Homophobia may help tip South Korea back into its Covid-19 crisis. It may also keep America deeply mired in its own public health disaster.

May 29, 2020 / Patrick G. Lee

People hang signs on a fence commemorating those lost to Covid-19

Solidarity Is Our Silver Linings Pandemic Playbook Solidarity Is Our Silver Linings Pandemic Playbook

Just because President Trump will do nothing doesn’t mean we won’t keep asking.

May 28, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

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