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Letters From the January 10/17, 2021, Issue Letters From the January 10/17, 2021, Issue

Russiagate redux?… Hope for defund… Occupy’s lessons…

Dec 28, 2021 / Our Readers

People waiting in a long line for covid test in Los Angeles

The Pandemic Shows Why We Need Universal Health Care The Pandemic Shows Why We Need Universal Health Care

Why does the richest country in the world have the most Covid deaths? A primary reason is that the United States does not have a free, universal health care system.

Dec 23, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar for The Nation

Elizabeth Holmes

The Elizabeth Holmes Trial Is an Indictment of US Health Care The Elizabeth Holmes Trial Is an Indictment of US Health Care

What might have happened if taxpayers—rather than investors—had directly funded Theranos’s blood-prick research?

Dec 22, 2021 / James Ledbetter

Prisoners in Mississippi getting the covid vaccines

As Covid Surges Again, Decarceration Is More Necessary Than Ever As Covid Surges Again, Decarceration Is More Necessary Than Ever

American jails and prisons have become increasingly deadly places. Lawmakers must stop putting off the real solution.

Dec 22, 2021 / Amanda Klonsky and Eric Reinhart

Ohio State Student Protest

How Students Seized The Year How Students Seized The Year

It’s been another tumultuous, traumatic year, but young people continue to organize.

Dec 22, 2021 / StudentNation / StudentNation

What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About American Democracy

What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About American Democracy What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About American Democracy

A conversation with Danielle Allen about the strengths and faults of federalism during our health crisis. 

Dec 22, 2021 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

basketball players audience

NBA and NFL to America: Drop Dead NBA and NFL to America: Drop Dead

The major sports leagues have decided that the show must go on, body count be damned.

Dec 20, 2021 / Dave Zirin

The FDA Didn’t Liberate Abortion—but We Still Can

The FDA Didn’t Liberate Abortion—but We Still Can The FDA Didn’t Liberate Abortion—but We Still Can

The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to lift restrictions on mifepristone is good news for people in states that allow telemedicine abortion, but means nothing for everyone ...

Dec 17, 2021 / Renee Bracey Sherman and Dr. Daniel Grossman

My Journey Into the Land of the Unmasked

My Journey Into the Land of the Unmasked My Journey Into the Land of the Unmasked

I headed to Florida as a hardcore Covid-avoider, but after just three days, I was singing karaoke with strangers, throwing all caution to the wind.

Dec 16, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Faith leaders rally at the Capitol in support of Build Back Better

The Lives Hanging in the Balance of Build Back Better The Lives Hanging in the Balance of Build Back Better

As negotiations drag on, the economic security of millions of Americans is at stake. For these four families, the bill would make an enormous difference.

Dec 16, 2021 / Bryce Covert

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