The Deadly Consequences of Urban Oil Drilling The Deadly Consequences of Urban Oil Drilling
Since she was 9 years old, Nalleli Cobo has been fighting to end environmental racism in Los Angeles, where 3.2 million people live near an oil or gas well.
Oct 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Mara Marques Cavallaro
The Uncategorizable Bruno Latour (1947–2022) The Uncategorizable Bruno Latour (1947–2022)
The scholar, who passed last week, revolutionized the field of science and technology studies and challenged the very notion of disciplinary boundaries.
Oct 18, 2022 / Obituary / Paul N. Edwards and Gabrielle Hecht
Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us
A national fleet of battery-powered cars is unlikely to prove sustainable and could have catastrophic consequences globally.
Oct 18, 2022 / Stan Cox and Priti Gulati Cox
Across the Country, Students Are Fighting for Abortion Access Across the Country, Students Are Fighting for Abortion Access
An October day of action is the latest sign that a new generation, emboldened by the overturn of Roe, is surging into political organizing.
Oct 17, 2022 / StudentNation / Amy Littlefield
How the United States Fails the Chronically Ill How the United States Fails the Chronically Ill
In her new book, the poet and critic Meghan O’Rourke charts her and many Americans’ struggle with chronic illness.
Oct 17, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Libby Watson
The Intimate and Interconnected History of the Internet The Intimate and Interconnected History of the Internet
Kevin Driscoll’s new book The Modem World offers a picture of an early Internet defined by community, experimentation, and lack of privacy.
Oct 14, 2022 / Q&A / Jacob Bruggeman
The American Socialism That Might Have Been The American Socialism That Might Have Been
Despite their minority status, the Socialists had been a significant force in American politics before patriotic war hysteria brought on an era of repression.
Oct 12, 2022 / Adam Hochschild
A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days
A deadly epidemic is surging in a penitentiary built for 800 people but containing nearly 4,000. Without immediate inmate release and medical care, hundreds may soon be dead.
Oct 11, 2022 / Loune Viaud, Pierre Fritznel, Louise Ivers, and Eric Reinhart
How to Create a Nuclear Weapons Policy for the People How to Create a Nuclear Weapons Policy for the People
Biden has the opportunity to draft a Nuclear Posture Review that is truly democratic.
Oct 10, 2022 / David Combs and Jasmine Owens
A Survival Guide for Humans Learned From Marine Mammals A Survival Guide for Humans Learned From Marine Mammals
Alexis Pauline Gumbs tells Laura Flanders why she looks to the ocean world for lessons on how to thrive.
Oct 10, 2022 / Q&A / Laura Flanders