Science and Health

Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights

Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights

As the fight in Oregon to divest from the Israeli manufacturer of Pegasus spyware shows, pension funds can use tools like proxy votes and responsible contractor policies to hold pr...

Aug 3, 2022 / Sravya Tadepalli

covid-19-vaccine

The US Is Bad at Handling Epidemics. Monkeypox Is the Latest Example. The US Is Bad at Handling Epidemics. Monkeypox Is the Latest Example.

Vaccines are limited, communication is poor, and conspiracy theories abound.

Aug 2, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Police line at the Capitol Building

This Is Life in Paranoid America This Is Life in Paranoid America

American leaders have driven this society to be ever less trusting and more fearful, in the name of protecting and advancing their wealth, power, and security.

Aug 2, 2022 / William Astore

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris John waves as he leaves 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions. He is holding a folder and wearing a suit with a green tie.

Boris Johnson’s (Far From Final) Bill for Damages Boris Johnson’s (Far From Final) Bill for Damages

While the elderly white men who run Britain’s Conservative Party chose between two deeply depressing choices for new leader, let’s take a minute to reckon just how much ruin the di...

Aug 1, 2022 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Pro-abortion protesters march outside Indiana state capitol building

Democrats Can’t Leave Pro-Choice Votes on the Table Democrats Can’t Leave Pro-Choice Votes on the Table

The Roe reversal has brought together a potential coalition that, if leveraged, could prove a powerful challenge to the anti-abortion movement.

Jul 27, 2022 / Addy Baird

How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable

How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable

There was nothing inevitable about the Lyme epidemic. Then humans disrupted the environment and fueled an era of tick-borne diseases.

Jul 25, 2022 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias

Joe Biden holds up his hand and closes his eyes while addressing the Supreme Court’s decision on Dobbs in Washington D.C.

Biden’s Troubling Response to “Dobbs” Biden’s Troubling Response to “Dobbs”

The president does not seem to understand his responsibilities to the voters who elected him.

Jul 25, 2022 / Andrea Grimes for The Nation

Could GOP States Really Stop Pregnant People From Traveling to Get Abortions?

Could GOP States Really Stop Pregnant People From Traveling to Get Abortions? Could GOP States Really Stop Pregnant People From Traveling to Get Abortions?

Conservative legislatures shouldn’t be able to pass fugitive womb laws, but that doesn’t mean they won’t do it anyway—and get away with it.

Jul 22, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal

Alexis Stanley holds her insulin kit in her hands.

Democrats Are Fumbling Their Chance to Make Insulin More Affordable Democrats Are Fumbling Their Chance to Make Insulin More Affordable

Removing insulin provisions from the reconciliation bill is a harmful and pointless mistake that only benefits corporations.

Jul 22, 2022 / Matt McConnell

The Best Economists Uber Could Buy

The Best Economists Uber Could Buy The Best Economists Uber Could Buy

Why would some of the world’s leading economists overstate driver incomes?

Jul 22, 2022 / Doug Henwood

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