The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer
Why is universal health care seen as prohibitively expensive when the status quo costs far more?
Feb 25, 2022 / Michael Lighty
Texas Is Terrorizing Trans Youth Texas Is Terrorizing Trans Youth
Attorney General Ken Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott are trying to criminalize caregiving to trans children. Together, we can fight back.
Feb 24, 2022 / Chase Strangio
Why Teachers Are Dropping Out Why Teachers Are Dropping Out
Covid and the culture wars have turned an exodus of teachers into an emergency.
Feb 21, 2022 / Feature / Jennifer C. Berkshire
The Avoidable Tragedy of Road Deaths The Avoidable Tragedy of Road Deaths
The media pays a lot of attention to rising crime, but more than twice as many people die in traffic collisions in the US.
Feb 17, 2022 / Bryce Covert
The Benefits of Getting the Covid Vaccine as a Pregnant Black Woman The Benefits of Getting the Covid Vaccine as a Pregnant Black Woman
We now have scientific proof that getting vaccinated while pregnant is important—for Black pregnant people, it’s even more critical.
Feb 17, 2022 / Candace Bond-Theriault
“Return to Normal” Has Pushed Schools to a Crisis Point “Return to Normal” Has Pushed Schools to a Crisis Point
How do you run a school without enough staff?
Feb 15, 2022 / StudentNation / Belle Chesler
Pfizer’s Revenue Doubles: “It’s Nothing Short of Pandemic Profiteering” Pfizer’s Revenue Doubles: “It’s Nothing Short of Pandemic Profiteering”
Calls are growing for the pharmaceutical giant to share its vaccine recipes that could save the most vulnerable people in the world.
Feb 10, 2022 / John Nichols
Flight Shame in Great Barrington Flight Shame in Great Barrington
When it comes to aviation, small is not beautiful.
Feb 9, 2022 / Susan Brind Morrow
Why Prisons Are Banning Letters Why Prisons Are Banning Letters
The loss of paper mail and the shift to private electronic communications platforms can isolate incarcerated individuals.
Feb 9, 2022 / Michelle Chen