Health Care

The Shake-Up at the CDC Is an Opportunity We Can’t Afford to Miss

The Shake-Up at the CDC Is an Opportunity We Can’t Afford to Miss The Shake-Up at the CDC Is an Opportunity We Can’t Afford to Miss

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has made plenty of mistakes, but her push to overhaul the agency deserves our full support.

Feb 9, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

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America’s Failure to Prevent Black Cervical Cancer Deaths America’s Failure to Prevent Black Cervical Cancer Deaths

The government needs to eliminate the barriers to reproductive health care that are fueling inequalities for Black women.

Feb 8, 2023 / Annerieke Smaak Daniel

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The Economic Response to the Pandemic Proved We Can Have Nice Things The Economic Response to the Pandemic Proved We Can Have Nice Things

Biden is ending the Covid public health emergency, and with it will go some of the positive outcomes of the terrible pandemic.

Feb 7, 2023 / David M. Perry

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The GOP’s Phony Class War The GOP’s Phony Class War

Racist resentment plus plutocratic economics don’t equal a “working-class party.”

Feb 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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Can Psychedelics Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis? Can Psychedelics Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis?

Nearly two-thirds of young adults report having either depression or anxiety. In California, Connecticut, Illinois, and other states, lawmakers are considering their options for ps...

Feb 3, 2023 / StudentNation / Isaac Lozano

Britain’s Winter of Discontent

Britain’s Winter of Discontent Britain’s Winter of Discontent

If unions here are weaker and smaller than in Margaret Thatcher’s day, their strikes are also far more popular.

Jan 31, 2023 / Gary Younge

Meet Dennis Oya, Patient Zero of the TB Outbreak Sweeping Washington’s Prisons

Meet Dennis Oya, Patient Zero of the TB Outbreak Sweeping Washington’s Prisons Meet Dennis Oya, Patient Zero of the TB Outbreak Sweeping Washington’s Prisons

A Nation investigation into the latest deadly side effect of mass incarceration.

Jan 30, 2023 / Feature / Katharine S. Walter

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Republicans Are Trapped by Their Party’s Anti-Abortion Extremism Republicans Are Trapped by Their Party’s Anti-Abortion Extremism

Riled up anti-choice activists ensure that the fight over abortion will continue to dominate elections.

Jan 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Jasmine, 23, waits to receive an abortion at a Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic in West Palm Beach, Fla.

“Restore Roe” Is Not the Answer to the Abortion Access Crisis “Restore Roe” Is Not the Answer to the Abortion Access Crisis

We deserve better than the return of a law that never worked for everyone.

Jan 27, 2023 / Mary Drummer

Biden’s Former Covid Czar Steps Up to Run the Show

Biden’s Former Covid Czar Steps Up to Run the Show Biden’s Former Covid Czar Steps Up to Run the Show

As public health remains an ongoing concern, Biden’s next chief of staff enters his new role with a record of privatization.

Jan 25, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

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