From Opium to Saffron, the Ancients Knew a Thing or Two About Drugs From Opium to Saffron, the Ancients Knew a Thing or Two About Drugs
Scholars of antiquity are finding ever more evidence that psychoactive substances played a central role in ancient life.
Mar 22, 2022 / Feature / Karen Polinger Foster, Diana Stein, and Sarah Kielt Costello
“The Nation” on Drugs “The Nation” on Drugs
Our special issue considers the casualties of the War on Drugs, as well as the unprecedented opportunities to make amends.
Mar 21, 2022 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Brave New World of Legalized Psychedelics Is Already Here The Brave New World of Legalized Psychedelics Is Already Here
And so are the profiteers. Get ready for Psychedelics Inc.
Mar 21, 2022 / Feature / Zoe Cormier
The Police State Is Failing Officers Too The Police State Is Failing Officers Too
Alternatives to policing are critical to the health and safety of both overpoliced people, historically and predominantly Black and brown, and the police themselves.
Feb 3, 2022 / Scott Hechinger
The Cure for Child Homelessness: Affordable Housing The Cure for Child Homelessness: Affordable Housing
As a pediatrician in the San Francisco Bay area, I have seen how housing insecurity can damage the mental and physical health of kids.
Jan 31, 2022 / Christine Ma
Colleges Struggle to Address a Mental Health Crisis Colleges Struggle to Address a Mental Health Crisis
As the Covid-19 pandemic worsened, expectations and resources on campus remained largely the same.
Jan 26, 2022 / StudentNation / Teresa Xie
Letters From the January 10/17, 2021, Issue Letters From the January 10/17, 2021, Issue
Russiagate redux?… Hope for defund… Occupy’s lessons…
Dec 28, 2021 / Our Readers
Where “Defund” Isn’t Dead Where “Defund” Isn’t Dead
Though the politics of police reform have shifted since a year ago, the movement to find new ways to ensure public safety is winning a number of fights in cities across the country...
Nov 16, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Championing Mental Health Is the Latest Celebrity Grift Championing Mental Health Is the Latest Celebrity Grift
The Sussexes are cashing in on the wellness explosion, and it couldn’t be more craven.
Oct 20, 2021 / Column / Alexis Grenell
Mark Zuckerberg Knows Exactly How Bad Facebook Is Mark Zuckerberg Knows Exactly How Bad Facebook Is
Whistleblower testimony proves the social media giant is harmful and dishonest, and can't be trusted to regulate itself.