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Covid-19 Coverage for the Uninsured Is Ending Covid-19 Coverage for the Uninsured Is Ending

With a new surge on the horizon, federal funds for treatment and testing will no longer be made available for the most vulnerable population.

Mar 29, 2022 / Adam Gaffney

Jack and Mary Willis

A Last Gift of Love: One Way to Switzerland, Business Class A Last Gift of Love: One Way to Switzerland, Business Class

In America, we allow our pets more dignity in death than we allow people.

Mar 25, 2022 / Jack Willis and Mary Pleshette Willis

Cori Bush with reporters

Progressives Want to Put Medicare for All Back on the Table Progressives Want to Put Medicare for All Back on the Table

Led by Representatives Cori Bush and Carolyn Maloney, Congress is holding the first hearing since 2019 to examine paths to universal health care.

Mar 24, 2022 / Aída Chávez

Meet the Countess With a Hole in Her Head

Meet the Countess With a Hole in Her Head Meet the Countess With a Hole in Her Head

Amanda Feilding may be an eccentric British aristocrat. But she deserves full credit for funding significant research into psychedelics long before it was either cool or respectabl...

Mar 24, 2022 / Zoe Cormier

Reefer Reparations in the New New Amsterdam

Reefer Reparations in the New New Amsterdam Reefer Reparations in the New New Amsterdam

Marijuana legalization in California saw the market dominated by corporations and bureaucracy. New York State’s focus on equity offers the possibility of another way.

Mar 24, 2022 / Tom Gogola

Big Oil in the Mackinac Straits Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

Big Oil in the Mackinac Straits Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen Big Oil in the Mackinac Straits Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

And recognizing Native American sovereignty—giving the tribes sworn to protect the waters a place in the negotiations determining their fate—is the best way to prevent it.

Mar 23, 2022 / Hadassah GreenSky

Breaking Off My Chemical Romance

Breaking Off My Chemical Romance Breaking Off My Chemical Romance

We deserve a fuller picture of both the benefits and dangers of antidepressants.

Mar 23, 2022 / Feature / P.E. Moskowitz

A Brief Guide to Trip Sitting

A Brief Guide to Trip Sitting A Brief Guide to Trip Sitting

Just be with, listen, and observe.

Mar 23, 2022 / Patrick Kyle

Making Mushrooms Legal

Making Mushrooms Legal Making Mushrooms Legal

After 50 years of prohibition, some states are starting to challenge the federal government’s policy on psychedelic drugs.

Mar 23, 2022 / Feature / Aída Chávez

The Secret Black History of LSD

The Secret Black History of LSD The Secret Black History of LSD

Research on psychedelics, then and now, has been riddled with medical racism and exclusion. But that hasn’t stopped Black people from finding creativity and solace through such dru...

Mar 22, 2022 / Feature / Kali Holloway

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