Science and Health

Richard Briggs talking at health care task force meeting

Republicans Are Trapped by Their Party’s Anti-Abortion Extremism Republicans Are Trapped by Their Party’s Anti-Abortion Extremism

Riled up anti-choice activists ensure that the fight over abortion will continue to dominate elections.

Jan 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Jasmine, 23, waits to receive an abortion at a Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic in West Palm Beach, Fla.

“Restore Roe” Is Not the Answer to the Abortion Access Crisis “Restore Roe” Is Not the Answer to the Abortion Access Crisis

We deserve better than the return of a law that never worked for everyone.

Jan 27, 2023 / Mary Drummer

Biden’s Former Covid Czar Steps Up to Run the Show

Biden’s Former Covid Czar Steps Up to Run the Show Biden’s Former Covid Czar Steps Up to Run the Show

As public health remains an ongoing concern, Biden’s next chief of staff enters his new role with a record of privatization.

Jan 25, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Kevin McCarthy under a sign that reads

Why Do Republicans Want to Kill Their Voters? Why Do Republicans Want to Kill Their Voters?

The GOP’s pro-smoking crusade is the latest case of conservatives revolting against science to harm their followers.

Jan 23, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Jeffrey Zients sitting at a table

Biden’s Next Chief of Staff Is a Disaster in the Making Biden’s Next Chief of Staff Is a Disaster in the Making

Prospective pick Jeffrey Zients is a poster boy for corporate predation.

Jan 23, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Don’t Blame Students for Using ChatGPT to Cheat

Don’t Blame Students for Using ChatGPT to Cheat Don’t Blame Students for Using ChatGPT to Cheat

When college education is rendered transactional, a generation trained to use technological tools to solve problems is just doing what it’s told.

Jan 20, 2023 / Jordan S. Carroll

Big Pharma Greed’s Knows No Bounds

Big Pharma Greed’s Knows No Bounds Big Pharma Greed’s Knows No Bounds

A proposal by Moderna to hike Covid vaccine costs to as much as $130 a dose is “what corporate greed looks like.”

Jan 20, 2023 / John Nichols

Unredacted NIH E-mails Show Efforts to Rule Out a Lab Origin of Covid

Unredacted NIH E-mails Show Efforts to Rule Out a Lab Origin of Covid Unredacted NIH E-mails Show Efforts to Rule Out a Lab Origin of Covid

In early 2020, top scientists told Anthony Fauci they were concerned that SARS-CoV-2 appeared potentially "engineered." Here’s a look at what happened next.

Jan 19, 2023 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias

Lula’s New Mandate for Change in Brazil

Lula’s New Mandate for Change in Brazil Lula’s New Mandate for Change in Brazil

Though his country’s democracy survived the recent assault on the capitol complex, the newly reelected president’s efforts to deliver on his promises are likely to face strong resi...

Jan 18, 2023 / Andrew Pasquier

Actor Slim Pickens rides the bomb, waving his cowboy hat.

“The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids “The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the virus.

Jan 11, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

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