“You Strike So You Don’t Quit”: Across the Country, Nurses Are Fighting Overwork “You Strike So You Don’t Quit”: Across the Country, Nurses Are Fighting Overwork
Massive nurses’ strikes in Minnesota, Michigan, and New York are putting the crisis of understaffing and unsafe work loads front and center.
Sep 22, 2022 / Bryce Covert
Days of Their Lives: Steve Brodner’s “Living & Dying in America” Days of Their Lives: Steve Brodner’s “Living & Dying in America”
A personal memorial by the renowned cartoonist.
Sep 21, 2022 / Feature / Steve Brodner with an introduction by Edward Sorel
The Messy Politics of the NBA The Messy Politics of the NBA
Professional basketball finds itself at a crossroads—between its image as a do-gooder and a history of self-serving contradictions.
Sep 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon
Letters From the October 3/10, 2022, Issue Letters From the October 3/10, 2022, Issue
One-state reality… Documenting January 6… Leaving water for migrants…
Sep 20, 2022 / Our Readers
“Business as Usual” Might Actually Make the Economy Worse “Business as Usual” Might Actually Make the Economy Worse
According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are few economic costs from pandemic policies that prioritize public heal...
Sep 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Garrett Eison
Michelle Tea’s DIY Pregnancy Michelle Tea’s DIY Pregnancy
In her new book, Tea explores the difficulties of joys of getting pregnant and having a child.
Sep 19, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Erin Somers
We Didn’t Vanquish Polio. What Does That Mean for Covid-19? We Didn’t Vanquish Polio. What Does That Mean for Covid-19?
The world is still reeling from the pandemic, but another scourge we thought we’d eliminated has reemerged.
Sep 19, 2022 / Feature / Patrick Cockburn
Republicans May Not Run on Abortion, but They Can’t Hide From the Debate Republicans May Not Run on Abortion, but They Can’t Hide From the Debate
J.D. Vance's contortions and Lindsey Graham’s blundering press conference show that the abortion issue has become a quagmire for the right.
Sep 16, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Ending Free Covid Tests, US Policy Is Now “You Do You” Ending Free Covid Tests, US Policy Is Now “You Do You”
The Biden administration’s “soft closing” to the pandemic means a hard landing for the un- and underinsured.
Sep 9, 2022 / Martha Lincoln and Anne N. Sosin
Without Abortion Rights, Medical Students Face a Dangerous Choice Without Abortion Rights, Medical Students Face a Dangerous Choice
Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, many prospective doctors worry about their ability to safely provide reproductive care.
Sep 9, 2022 / StudentNation / Sofia Andrade