Science and Health

Pampers Diapers

Welcome to America, Where Parents Can’t Afford Diapers Welcome to America, Where Parents Can’t Afford Diapers

Aid programs fall short in a country where a third of families suffer “diaper need.”

Aug 22, 2018 / Bryce Covert

Monsanto Roundup

Monsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer Monsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer

A jury ruled that the corporation knew Roundup could cause harm, but failed to warn users.

Aug 17, 2018 / Rene Ebersole

BlaKkKlansman’s Leap Into the Present

BlaKkKlansman’s Leap Into the Present BlaKkKlansman’s Leap Into the Present

And in Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline, we find a protagonist plunged so deeply into her own mind that there really is no outside.

Aug 16, 2018 / Stuart Klawans

Worse Than Lead?

Worse Than Lead? Worse Than Lead?

Special Investigation: The chemical industry strikes again, shifting from lead to flame retardants that also sicken and kill.

Aug 15, 2018 / Feature / Jamie Lincoln Kitman

Health-care protest

Single Payer Is Actually a Huge Bargain Single Payer Is Actually a Huge Bargain

It would save both dollars and lives compared to our current system.

Aug 10, 2018 / Steffie Woolhandler, David U. Himmelstein, and Adam Gaffney

Bottled pharmaceuticals

House Democrats Launch a Challenge to Big Pharma House Democrats Launch a Challenge to Big Pharma

New legislation could mark a significant advance in the fight to bring down drug prices.

Aug 7, 2018 / Richard Eskow

senior citizens supporting Medicare at the 1964 Democratic National Convention

How Medicare Was Won How Medicare Was Won

The history of the fight for single-payer health care for the elderly and poor should inform today's movement to win for Medicare for All.

Aug 6, 2018 / Natalie Shure

A picture of Abdul El-Sayed during a debate

‘We’ve Got to Stop Apologizing for What We Believe In’: A Q&A With Abdul El-Sayed ‘We’ve Got to Stop Apologizing for What We Believe In’: A Q&A With Abdul El-Sayed

The Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan discusses the viability of progressive politics in the Midwest.

Aug 3, 2018 / Q&A / Joseph Hogan

Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan

Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan

With Ben Jealous in Maryland and Stacey Abrams in Georgia, El-Sayed can lead a progressive revival in the states.

Aug 3, 2018 / The Nation

In Tony Kushner’s America

In Tony Kushner’s America In Tony Kushner’s America

When it first debuted, Angels in America helped mark the rising fortunes of the gay-rights movement in the 1990s and early 2000s. What does it tell us about today?

Aug 1, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Serby

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