Science and Health

Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science?

Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science? Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science?

A special investigation reveals a disastrous flaw affecting thousands of criminal convictions.

Feb 1, 2018 / Feature / Meehan Crist and Tim Requarth

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How the Courts Have Stymied Trump How the Courts Have Stymied Trump

Along with citizen activism, they have proven to be an important safeguard of constitutional liberty—but the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in.

Jan 30, 2018 / David Cole

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How I Learned to Be Hungry How I Learned to Be Hungry

America’s nutrition conundrum can mean swinging between two extremes of bad eating.

Jan 30, 2018 / Donnell Alexander

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With a Shutdown Surrender, Democrats Left Millions of People Behind With a Shutdown Surrender, Democrats Left Millions of People Behind

Community health centers that serve millions are in serious danger.

Jan 23, 2018 / David Dayen

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Home-Care Workers Clocking 24-Hour Shifts Are Being Paid for Only 13 Hours Home-Care Workers Clocking 24-Hour Shifts Are Being Paid for Only 13 Hours

A New York State rule is standing in the way of home-care workers’ earning their rightful pay, and care recipients’ getting the attention they deserve.

Jan 19, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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Serena Williams Could Insist That Doctors Listen to Her. Most Black Women Can’t. Serena Williams Could Insist That Doctors Listen to Her. Most Black Women Can’t.

We can’t solve America’s maternal-health problem without first acknowledging how racism harms black moms.

Jan 18, 2018 / Elizabeth Dawes Gay

The Medicaid Work Requirements Could Make it Impossible to Qualify for Medicaid in Most States

The Medicaid Work Requirements Could Make it Impossible to Qualify for Medicaid in Most States The Medicaid Work Requirements Could Make it Impossible to Qualify for Medicaid in Most States

In all but five states, a minimum-wage worker abiding by the Trump administration’s proposed work requirements would earn too much to qualify for Medicaid.

Jan 18, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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Who Could Have Guessed? Who Could Have Guessed?

It sure would be unfortunate if the president was mentally unfit. 

Jan 17, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Ady Barkan DACA Protest

The Health-Care Industry Is Sick The Health-Care Industry Is Sick

My insurer denied me coverage for a breathing machine and revealed the flaws of the for-profit health-care system.

Jan 16, 2018 / Ady Barkan

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How the Alt-Right Uses Social Science to Make Racism Respectable How the Alt-Right Uses Social Science to Make Racism Respectable

It’s a strategy long in the making.

Jan 15, 2018 / Feature / Khalil Gibran Muhammad

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