Science and Health

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Alexa, Send Nukes Alexa, Send Nukes

The US has entered an “arms-race with AI.”

Dec 18, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

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The State Where Black Women Are Twice as Likely to Die of Cervical Cancer as White Women The State Where Black Women Are Twice as Likely to Die of Cervical Cancer as White Women

Alabama’s painful racial legacy lives on in health-care inequality. 

Dec 17, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union?

Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union? Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union?

A movement for sex workers’ rights is gaining momentum in Spain—but it’s facing opposition from the national government and some feminists.

Dec 13, 2018 / Feature / Meaghan Beatley

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Protect the Right to Reproductive Care Protect the Right to Reproductive Care

Donate to clinics, share your stories, and volunteer to help people get the care they need.

Dec 11, 2018 / NationAction

President George HW Bush in 2010

It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day

The 41st president’s “civility” hid the vast nature of American state violence.

Dec 1, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher

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The New Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice The New Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice

America’s 2 million domestic workers have minimal protections on the job. The bill announced today would fundamentally change their industry.

Nov 29, 2018 / Bryce Covert

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DNA Tests Make Native Americans Strangers in Their Own Land DNA Tests Make Native Americans Strangers in Their Own Land

Reviving race science plays into centuries of oppression.

Nov 29, 2018 / Aviva Chomsky

Why Don’t We Treat Health Care as a Human Right?

Why Don’t We Treat Health Care as a Human Right? Why Don’t We Treat Health Care as a Human Right?

Isn’t it time we started providing quality care to all Americans?

Nov 27, 2018 / The Nation

Marijuana Comes to Coalinga

Marijuana Comes to Coalinga Marijuana Comes to Coalinga

The weed business promised to save this struggling California town. So far, it’s been a bust.

Nov 21, 2018 / Feature / Rozina Ali

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Switzerland’s Experiment With Addiction Treatment Switzerland’s Experiment With Addiction Treatment

Prescribed heroin cuts crime and saves lives.

Nov 9, 2018 / Cédric Gouverneur

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