Science and Health

Retaking the Moral High Ground in the Fight Against Poverty

Retaking the Moral High Ground in the Fight Against Poverty Retaking the Moral High Ground in the Fight Against Poverty

It’s time to fight the narrative that poverty is a choice.

Mar 18, 2015 / James Abro

Science Is Not the NFL’s Friend

Science Is Not the NFL’s Friend Science Is Not the NFL’s Friend

Why did one of the NFL’s most promising players decide to retire after just one season?

Mar 17, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Obamacare’s Latest Test: Partisan Hackery

Obamacare’s Latest Test: Partisan Hackery Obamacare’s Latest Test: Partisan Hackery

If only there was some way to know what the authors of the Affordable Care Act really intended.

Mar 10, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain

A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain

A new report reveals the gradual erosion of employer liability requirements that have left workers alone to shoulder the costs of workplace injury.

Mar 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Royce White on Larry Sanders, Mental Wellness and the NBA

Royce White on Larry Sanders, Mental Wellness and the NBA Royce White on Larry Sanders, Mental Wellness and the NBA

We need to listen to basketball player and mental health advocate Royce White’s thoughts on budding NBA star Larry Sanders’s decision to walk away from the game.

Mar 9, 2015 / Dave Zirin

The Danger Lurking in a Possible Supreme Court Victory for Obamacare

The Danger Lurking in a Possible Supreme Court Victory for Obamacare The Danger Lurking in a Possible Supreme Court Victory for Obamacare

There is a way President Cruz could still badly damage Obamacare all by himself, even if the Supreme Court upholds the law.

Mar 5, 2015 / George Zornick

The Truth About the Measles

The Truth About the Measles The Truth About the Measles

The return of the world’s most contagious disease.

Mar 4, 2015 / Feature / Annie Sparrow

The Koch Cash Behind the Latest Attack on Obamacare

The Koch Cash Behind the Latest Attack on Obamacare The Koch Cash Behind the Latest Attack on Obamacare

The Supreme Court will once again examine the Affordable Care Act—and the Kochs’ deep-seated connections might influence the gavel.

Mar 2, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare

It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare

They’ve joined the growing airport workers' movement for an end to back-breaking work and paltry benefits.

Feb 27, 2015 / Michelle Chen

What the Anti-Vax Movement Doesn’t Tell You About Measles

What the Anti-Vax Movement Doesn’t Tell You About Measles What the Anti-Vax Movement Doesn’t Tell You About Measles

As the most contagious disease on earth roars back, it’s time to embrace the most effective public health intervention we have.

Feb 19, 2015 / Annie Sparrow

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