Science and Health

Young activists demand a Loss and Damage Fund to compensate developing countries for the impacts of climate change

As COP 27 Begins, Demands for Loss and Damage Compensation Grow Louder As COP 27 Begins, Demands for Loss and Damage Compensation Grow Louder

Nations in the Global South have been increasingly focused on securing the means to address the impacts of climate change that are already here.

Nov 11, 2022 / Tina Gerhardt

A black-and-white photo with a mushroom-shaped explosion.

How to Survive Our Apocalyptic Future How to Survive Our Apocalyptic Future

This world, however finite with its increasingly overwhelming problems, is still precious to me and worth a good fight. I can’t turn away from tomorrow.

Nov 8, 2022 / Frida Berrigan

In the World’s Obituary, Who Will Have the Last Word?

In the World’s Obituary, Who Will Have the Last Word? In the World’s Obituary, Who Will Have the Last Word?

Give humanity credit. When it comes to our urge to destroy, we seem to see no limits, not even those of our own existence.

Nov 3, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

Mike Davis.

¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente! ¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente!

A requiem for a friend who embodied the commitment to the marriage of word and deed.

Nov 2, 2022 / Roberto Lovato

Anti-Abortion Activists

After “Dobbs,” Anti-Abortion Activists Are Targeting Clinics in Blue States After “Dobbs,” Anti-Abortion Activists Are Targeting Clinics in Blue States

Without Roe, the effects of state bans are felt even where abortion is still legal. One Illinois clinic’s proximity to Missouri has made it an easy target for emboldened anti-...

Nov 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Walter Thomas-Patterson

Finding Hope Through Ketamine Therapy

Finding Hope Through Ketamine Therapy Finding Hope Through Ketamine Therapy

Ellen Meyers has lived with the consuming grief of losing her only child for more than a decade. Ketamine therapy is helping her find some peace at last.

Nov 2, 2022 / Ellen Meyers

Meet the California State Senator Who Wants to Decriminalize Psychedelics

Meet the California State Senator Who Wants to Decriminalize Psychedelics Meet the California State Senator Who Wants to Decriminalize Psychedelics

Can Scott Wiener convince the state that his bill will reduce the “sheer misery” drug use is causing now?

Nov 1, 2022 / Feature / John Semley

Becca Andrews’s New Book Captures the Final Days of Legal Abortion

Becca Andrews’s New Book Captures the Final Days of Legal Abortion Becca Andrews’s New Book Captures the Final Days of Legal Abortion

The journalist was going to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Instead, her new book reports on what happened as it fell.

Oct 31, 2022 / Q&A / Amy Littlefield

Vaccines Vs. Viruses

Vaccines Vs. Viruses Vaccines Vs. Viruses

With Covid, polio, and viral clades spreading worldwide, vaccines provide the best protection against serious illness.

Oct 28, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

The World’s Biggest Trial of a Four-Day Workweek Shows: It Works

The World’s Biggest Trial of a Four-Day Workweek Shows: It Works The World’s Biggest Trial of a Four-Day Workweek Shows: It Works

A shorter week allows workers to better take care of themselves without sacrificing productivity.

Oct 28, 2022 / Bryce Covert

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