Science and Health

Gaza: Eye on the Famine

Gaza: Eye on the Famine Gaza: Eye on the Famine

The rest of the famine in Gaza is accelerating faster than anything we’ve seen this century.

Apr 1, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Pregnancy in Jails: A New Report Finds Flagrant Violations of Illinois Laws

Pregnancy in Jails: A New Report Finds Flagrant Violations of Illinois Laws Pregnancy in Jails: A New Report Finds Flagrant Violations of Illinois Laws

Jails throughout Illinois continually deny, restrict, interfere with, or discriminate against pregnant people’s rights to reproductive care.

Mar 29, 2024 / Victoria Law

Who Carries the Burden of Climate Change?

Who Carries the Burden of Climate Change? Who Carries the Burden of Climate Change?

Women are hit the hardest in developing nations.

Mar 29, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

A view of pamphlets supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr's campaign, reading

RFK Jr. Is Gold-Digging With His VP Pick RFK Jr. Is Gold-Digging With His VP Pick

Nicole Shanahan has little to recommend her as a presidential running mate besides her enormous wealth.

Mar 26, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Smoke rises over the Gaza Strip from Israeli bombardment, as seen from southern Israel.

The Single Most Important Thing President Biden Can Do for the Climate Is Enforce an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza The Single Most Important Thing President Biden Can Do for the Climate Is Enforce an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza

War and warming: US support for Israel’s war in Gaza is deepening the climate crisis—and making it impossible to solve.

Mar 25, 2024 / Jeff Jones and Eleanor Stein

Sen. Lindsey Graham at a dias in front of a nameplate.

The GOP’s Fumbling Hypocrisy on IVF The GOP’s Fumbling Hypocrisy on IVF

Don’t believe Lindsey Graham when he says Republicans are fine with IVF. They are decidedly not, but only a few will admit it.

Mar 22, 2024 / Joan Walsh

A banner against the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States is displayed in Milan, Italy, on March 11, 2024.

The US Government’s Plot to Murder Julian Assange The US Government’s Plot to Murder Julian Assange

While dictators kill troublesome journalists with guns and missiles, democracies can afford to be more patient. But the end result is the same.

Mar 21, 2024 / Charles Glass

Mitch McConnell at theCapitol

The Risks of Dementia in the House, the Senate—and the White House The Risks of Dementia in the House, the Senate—and the White House

Biden’s occasional slips, like Trump’s off-topic rambling, are likely the result of normal aging, not Alzheimers. But dementia in high places is definitely worth worrying about.

Mar 14, 2024 / Column / Jeet Heer

medicaid tennesssee

America Is Fast Becoming a Death-Dealing Nation America Is Fast Becoming a Death-Dealing Nation

Medicaid cuts and hospital closures are but two manifestations of a far larger attack on American health and healthcare.

Mar 12, 2024 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

The USA Dropped 266 Million Bombs During the “Secret War” in Laos

The USA Dropped 266 Million Bombs During the “Secret War” in Laos The USA Dropped 266 Million Bombs During the “Secret War” in Laos

80 million pieces of unexploded ordnance continue to kill and injure people all around the country. Photos taken at The Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) Center...

Mar 12, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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