Science and Health

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Untethered, or The Year of Living Virtually Untethered, or The Year of Living Virtually

Reflections on ruptured time.

Jul 14, 2021 / Patricia J. Williams

Disabling Utopia to Save It

Disabling Utopia to Save It Disabling Utopia to Save It

Society can benefit from conjuring worlds that model diversity and inclusion.

Jul 14, 2021 / Feature / s.e. smith

Fauci’s Truths and Half-Truths About Gain-of-Function Research

Fauci’s Truths and Half-Truths About Gain-of-Function Research Fauci’s Truths and Half-Truths About Gain-of-Function Research

As recently as 2018, Fauci celebrated the lifting of the “pause” on such research. With government in “upstream” control of funding, guidance, and publications, he argued, what cou...

Jul 13, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich

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The Art of the Meal The Art of the Meal

Sharing recipes and dinner-plate photos was a balm for isolation, and a reminder that magic is made in breaking bread together.

Jul 7, 2021 / Mary Lewis

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Ron Johnson Needs to Come With a Warning Label Ron Johnson Needs to Come With a Warning Label

When Johnson spreads misinformation about vaccines, he endangers Americans—and makes it harder to end the pandemic.

Jul 6, 2021 / John Nichols

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Covid-19 Is a Wake-Up Call for American Health Care Covid-19 Is a Wake-Up Call for American Health Care

The pandemic showed how broken the system has always been. President Biden needs to make fixing it a top priority.

Jul 5, 2021 / Wendell Potter and Joe Sanberg

There’s a Way to Get More People Vaccinated—and It Doesn’t Involve the Lottery

There’s a Way to Get More People Vaccinated—and It Doesn’t Involve the Lottery There’s a Way to Get More People Vaccinated—and It Doesn’t Involve the Lottery

As the Delta variant spreads, it’s essential to make it easier for essential workers to get vaccinated—and that begins by giving paid sick leave for the shot.

Jul 1, 2021 / Terri Gerstein and Lorelei Salas

On One Native American Reservation, Vaccine Hesitancy Has Long Historical Roots

On One Native American Reservation, Vaccine Hesitancy Has Long Historical Roots On One Native American Reservation, Vaccine Hesitancy Has Long Historical Roots

On the Cheyenne River Reservation, the same government that for centuries brutally suppressed Lakota independence is now managing the Covid-19 vaccine drive.

Jul 1, 2021 / Photo Essay / Sarah Stacke

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Medicaid Work Requirements Appear to Be Dead Medicaid Work Requirements Appear to Be Dead

The Biden administration is not letting them go into effect while it has a say.

Jul 1, 2021 / Bryce Covert

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Maybe We Shouldn’t Go Back to Normal Maybe We Shouldn’t Go Back to Normal

“Normal has always been a perilous reality.”

Jun 30, 2021 / Bri M.

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