Science and Health

How Slavery Made the Modern World

How Slavery Made the Modern World How Slavery Made the Modern World

Slavery was the flywheel on which America’s market revolution turned—not just in the United States, but in all of the Americas.

Feb 24, 2014 / Greg Grandin

Katrina vanden Heuvel: An Important Month for Obamacare

Katrina vanden Heuvel: An Important Month for Obamacare Katrina vanden Heuvel: An Important Month for Obamacare

The Nation’s editor celebrated the recent successes of the Affordable Care Act in a roundtable on ABC’s This Week.

Feb 18, 2014 / Press Room

One Month After the Spill, Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know About West Virginia’s Water Crisis

One Month After the Spill, Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know About West Virginia’s Water Crisis One Month After the Spill, Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know About West Virginia’s Water Crisis

West Virginians still have many questions left unanswered.

Feb 11, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Would You Want Your 12-Year-Old Child Picking Tobacco?

Would You Want Your 12-Year-Old Child Picking Tobacco? Would You Want Your 12-Year-Old Child Picking Tobacco?

Fusion and the Nation I-Fund report on the thousands of child farmworkers laboring in American tobacco fields. 

Feb 5, 2014 / Press Room

Army Finds Key to Improving Soldiers’ Mental Health, and It’s Exactly What You’d Expect

Army Finds Key to Improving Soldiers’ Mental Health, and It’s Exactly What You’d Expect Army Finds Key to Improving Soldiers’ Mental Health, and It’s Exactly What You’d Expect

To prevent mental illness in American soldiers, bring them home.

Feb 4, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Why Do We Have Unsafe Abortion in the United States?

Why Do We Have Unsafe Abortion in the United States? Why Do We Have Unsafe Abortion in the United States?

A searing New Yorker story about a rogue abortion provider shows that unsafe abortion has persisted in post-Roe America—likely because of anti-abortion regulations.

Feb 4, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

All the President’s Middlemen

All the President’s Middlemen All the President’s Middlemen

The Obama administration’s inclination to rely on the private sector to solve major societal problems can lead to dysfunction, if not chaos.

Feb 4, 2014 / Barbara Garson

Every 72 Minutes, a Kid Is Hospitalized for Gun Injuries

Every 72 Minutes, a Kid Is Hospitalized for Gun Injuries Every 72 Minutes, a Kid Is Hospitalized for Gun Injuries

Gun violence is a public health issue.

Jan 27, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Royce White: His Last Sports Interview

Royce White: His Last Sports Interview Royce White: His Last Sports Interview

Former Iowa State basketball star and mental-health advocate Royce White gives Dave Zirin what he is calling his “last interview with a sports journalist.”

Jan 17, 2014 / Dave Zirin

De Blasio’s Vision: Zero Traffic Deaths

De Blasio’s Vision: Zero Traffic Deaths De Blasio’s Vision: Zero Traffic Deaths

Looks like Bloomberg’s not the only mayor who can set ambitious goals. But can de Blasio deliver on a promise to eliminate road fatalities?

Jan 16, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

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