Science and Health

Military Coronavirus

What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Viruses? What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Viruses?

As in previous pandemics, a rise in xenophobic, nationalistic, and militaristic language has returned amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Jul 29, 2021 / StudentNation / Zoya Qureshi

Gov. Kay Ivey at a press conference

Spare Us Your Covid Hypocrisy, Republicans Spare Us Your Covid Hypocrisy, Republicans

Some GOP leaders have done an about-face on vaccines. But they’re to blame for the pandemic’s ongoing spread—and always will be.

Jul 27, 2021 / Joan Walsh

A booth at the 2019 Hannover Messe industrial technology trade fair in Lower Saxony, Hannover, on March 31 shows a robot with a white arm. The robot art is against a white background with the words

How Do We Prepare for an AI Future? How Do We Prepare for an AI Future?

Artificial Intelligence is here to stay. How do we ensure that’s a good thing?

Jul 26, 2021 / John Feffer

Cuba US Embassy

Now Is the Time for Biden to Restaff the Havana Embassy Now Is the Time for Biden to Restaff the Havana Embassy

A never-before-published letter from the US Embassy community in Cuba argues that Washington should sustain full diplomatic functions despite the risks.

Jul 23, 2021 / Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande

Blue Origin Launch

Billionaires in Space Billionaires in Space

For the world’s richest men, the stars are up for sale.

Jul 23, 2021 / A.M. Gittlitz

Closing the Largest Generic Drug Plant in the US Is a Sick Joke

Closing the Largest Generic Drug Plant in the US Is a Sick Joke Closing the Largest Generic Drug Plant in the US Is a Sick Joke

But Joe Manchin’s daughter, a company executive, is laughing all the way to the bank.

Jul 23, 2021 / Laura Flanders

Protesters March Against The Tokyo Olympics

Why Tokyo Turned Against the Olympics Why Tokyo Turned Against the Olympics

The city is the center of a great experiment at a dangerous new phase of the pandemic.

Jul 23, 2021 / Chelsea Szendi Schieder

3 Things Biden Can Do Right Now to Stop Covid and Save Lives

3 Things Biden Can Do Right Now to Stop Covid and Save Lives 3 Things Biden Can Do Right Now to Stop Covid and Save Lives

Unless the president changes course, and confronts Big Pharma, the past six months will indelibly tarnish his legacy.

Jul 22, 2021 / Column / Gregg Gonsalves

India Walton

Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History

At the local level, sidewalk socialists represent a movement whose time has come.

Jul 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A hospital worker in a hospital

Oregon Will Protect Reproductive Health Care When Hospitals Merge Oregon Will Protect Reproductive Health Care When Hospitals Merge

A landmark bill will ensure that health care services don’t disappear when Catholic hospitals take over other providers.

Jul 19, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

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