Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Over-the-Counter Contraception Racket Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Over-the-Counter Contraception Racket
Calls for the pill to be available without a prescription are just naked attempts to woo female voters and mask opposition to the Obamacare birth control mandate.
Oct 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Is ‘Big Data’ Actually Reinforcing Social Inequalities? Is ‘Big Data’ Actually Reinforcing Social Inequalities?
An increasingly technologized world makes life easier… for some people, anyway.
Sep 29, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why Are We Sending Soldiers Trained for War to Respond to the Ebola Crisis? Why Are We Sending Soldiers Trained for War to Respond to the Ebola Crisis?
Few would oppose a robust US response to Ebola, but the Obama administration's deployment of 3,000 troops to Liberia comes amid a broader US-led militarization in West Africa.
Sep 25, 2014 / Joeva Rock and Foreign Policy In Focus
Is Corporal Punishment a Form of Domestic Violence? Is Corporal Punishment a Form of Domestic Violence?
Americans widely accept the use of corporal punishment, but its effects are damaging.
Sep 23, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry
How the Koch Network Exploited the Veterans Affairs Crisis How the Koch Network Exploited the Veterans Affairs Crisis
From the beginning, the Koch brothers were exploiting troubles at VA hospitals to weaken Obamacare and attack Democrats.
Sep 23, 2014 / George Zornick
San Francisco Rejects ‘Racial Profiling in the Doctor’s Office’ San Francisco Rejects ‘Racial Profiling in the Doctor’s Office’
The city becomes the first in the nation to say 'no' to bans on sex-selective abortions.
Sep 19, 2014 / Dani McClain
Why Aren’t the Health Workers Fighting West Africa’s Ebola Epidemic Being Given Basic Protective Gear? Why Aren’t the Health Workers Fighting West Africa’s Ebola Epidemic Being Given Basic Protective Gear?
The failure to protect workers is worsening an already dire public health crisis.
Sep 19, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why Liberians Thought Ebola Was a Government Scam to Attract Western Aid Why Liberians Thought Ebola Was a Government Scam to Attract Western Aid
Decades of corruption have left Liberians suspicious of their government.
Sep 16, 2014 / Sara Jerving
Why Does the Most Effective Birth Control Cost an Entire Month’s Wages? Why Does the Most Effective Birth Control Cost an Entire Month’s Wages?
Long-acting reversible contraceptives could revolutionize reproductive healthcare—if only politicians would get out of the way.
Sep 15, 2014 / Michelle Chen
With the Wages That Have Been Stolen From Them, Apple Factory Workers Could Buy 1,460 iPhone 6s a Month With the Wages That Have Been Stolen From Them, Apple Factory Workers Could Buy 1,460 iPhone 6s a Month
While the tech world fawns over the new iPhone 6, labor abuses abound at an Apple factory in China.
Sep 10, 2014 / Michelle Chen