Science and Health

The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall

The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall

Between February and May, more than 5.4 million people lost their health insurance coverage. That’s the highest increase ever recorded.

Oct 21, 2020 / Feature / Bryce Covert

What Joe Biden Can Learn From Jacinda Ardern

What Joe Biden Can Learn From Jacinda Ardern What Joe Biden Can Learn From Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand’s prime minister just won a historic victory. Her formula for success was simple: science and solidarity.

Oct 19, 2020 / John Nichols

Your Dog in the Race?

Your Dog in the Race? Your Dog in the Race?

Trump politicizes health care, with devastating consequences.

Oct 19, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course

Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course

If Biden plans to fulfill his campaign trail promise that he’ll be the “most progressive president since FDR,” he’ll have to help lead the push for progressive policies.

Oct 19, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut Eyes Wide Shut

Dark obsessions. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of October 12.

Oct 16, 2020 / Steve Brodner

Oops

Oops Oops

Trying to get ahead.

Oct 16, 2020 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

Coney Barrett Protest

‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable ‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable

Don’t believe the hot takes that say we can do without it.

Oct 15, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Power of Covid-Positive Thinking

The Power of Covid-Positive Thinking The Power of Covid-Positive Thinking

Trump's illness hasn't made him wiser, or more honest. But it has made him more dangerous.

Oct 15, 2020 / Jeet Heer for The Nation

The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical

The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical

Amid the pandemic and worsening marginalization, we have to get better at doing one thing: listening.

Oct 14, 2020 / Sister Simone Campbell

A Woman’s Life

A Woman’s Life A Woman’s Life

Some 60,000 nursing home residents have died of the virus. How did they live?

Oct 14, 2020 / JoAnn Wypijewski

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