The Big Unfriendly Tech Giants The Big Unfriendly Tech Giants
We must ensure that corporations aren’t able to pick and choose winners and losers in journalism.
Dec 11, 2023 / Feature / Zephyr Teachout
For the First Time in 50 Years, a Judge Has Decided Whether One Woman Could Get an Abortion For the First Time in 50 Years, a Judge Has Decided Whether One Woman Could Get an Abortion
Kate Cox, whose fetus is fatally diseased and threatening her life, had to ask a Texas judge to allow her to terminate her pregnancy. The judge agreed.
Dec 8, 2023 / Mary Tuma
The Rot at the Heart of the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case The Rot at the Heart of the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case
The case against the makers of OxyContin is about a lot of things—above all the way wealthy people work the system to escape accountability.
Dec 7, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Pentagon’s Rush to Deploy AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going to Kill Us All The Pentagon’s Rush to Deploy AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going to Kill Us All
While experts warn about the risk of human extinction, the Department of Defense plows full speed ahead.
Dec 6, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
College Dorms Are Terrible—and More Expensive Than Ever College Dorms Are Terrible—and More Expensive Than Ever
In the past 30 years, university housing costs have risen substantially. But in the housing world, higher prices don’t always guarantee higher standards.
Dec 4, 2023 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor
Why Don't Americans Believe in Science? Why Don't Americans Believe in Science?
When medicine doesn’t focus on prevention, anti-vaccination rhetoric flourishes. It’s time to address the system.
Nov 30, 2023 / Philip Eil
The Lesson From This War: Peace Is a Public Health Issue The Lesson From This War: Peace Is a Public Health Issue
If public health is about human health and flourishing, then assault, torture, murder, and war are all our business.
Nov 30, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
Ban the 24-Hour Workday! Ban the 24-Hour Workday!
In some states—New York is one of them—it is still legal to hire someone for a 24-hour shift, but to only pay them for a fraction of those hours.
Nov 29, 2023 / Dawn Kikel
Søren Kierkegaard Dared to Ask Søren Kierkegaard Dared to Ask
In The Sickness Unto Death, the Danish philosopher posed a difficult question: Is despair an essential feature of human life?
Nov 29, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Clare Carlisle
Revolution? Hell Yes! Remembering Amber Hollibaugh Revolution? Hell Yes! Remembering Amber Hollibaugh
The writer, who died last month, spent a lifetime breaking silences around sex.
Nov 28, 2023 / Obituary / JoAnn Wypijewski