In Criminalizing Error, We Are Doomed to Repeat Our Mistakes In Criminalizing Error, We Are Doomed to Repeat Our Mistakes
Sending a nurse to prison for causing a patient’s death may satisfy the thirst for vengeance, but it won’t make hospitals any safer.
Apr 5, 2022 / Jessie Singer
Big Tech Is Making an Investment in Congress Big Tech Is Making an Investment in Congress
As regulatory legislation comes up for debate, industry giants have been showering lawmakers with tens of thousands of dollars in contributions.
Apr 5, 2022 / Aída Chávez
Can Las Vegas Be Made Sustainable? Can Las Vegas Be Made Sustainable?
By embracing new technologies, Sin City is trying to rebrand itself as one of America’s most energy-efficient and sustainable urban centers.
Apr 4, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
As States Shed Masking Requirements, Uncertainty Lingers for Those Behind Bars As States Shed Masking Requirements, Uncertainty Lingers for Those Behind Bars
Inconsistencies abound at a time when the next surge may be just around the corner, imposing more isolation and greater restrictions on incarcerated people.
Apr 1, 2022 / Victoria Law
Medicare for All Is Not Enough Medicare for All Is Not Enough
Communities, not corporations, should own our most vital health care assets.
Mar 31, 2022 / David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler, Adam Gaffney, Don McCanne, and John Geyman
Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality
The fall of bloated tech start-ups isn’t tragic, regardless of what the recent spate of TV series would have you believe.
Mar 31, 2022 / Malcolm Harris
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
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
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
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