The Other Epidemic Killing Americans The Other Epidemic Killing Americans
People are dying at record rates from opioid overdoses, and harm reduction advocates are asking the Biden administration to overhaul how it deals with the crisis.
May 28, 2021 / Michelle Chen
Housing Alone Won’t Solve California’s Homelessness Problem Housing Alone Won’t Solve California’s Homelessness Problem
Without mental health services, drug treatment programs, and job training for ex-prisoners, California's most vulnerable population will remain at risk.
May 28, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Recent History Recent History
Reviewing the year, in stitches.
May 25, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt
How New York State Let Covid-19 Run Rampant in Prisons How New York State Let Covid-19 Run Rampant in Prisons
First, the state failed to protect people in prison from the virus. Then, it obscured the full scope of the crisis, advocates charge.
May 24, 2021 / Akash Mehta
Democrats Can Claim the ‘Family Values’ Mantle With Paid Leave and Affordable Child Care Democrats Can Claim the ‘Family Values’ Mantle With Paid Leave and Affordable Child Care
The United States is the only industrialized nation that doesn’t guarantee paid family leave.
May 18, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Do We Eat Bad Food? Why Do We Eat Bad Food?
Mark Bittman’s new history looks at the economy and politics of junk food.
May 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben
How Teachers Fought for Their Safety in the Pandemic—and Won How Teachers Fought for Their Safety in the Pandemic—and Won
As the debate over in-person schooling roiled, teachers’ unions secured significant protections—often with parents’ support.
May 17, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert
How Profiteers Hijacked the CDC’s Covid Response How Profiteers Hijacked the CDC’s Covid Response
Mass death was turned into a business opportunity.
May 17, 2021 / Feature / Nina Burleigh
Sharing the Vaccine Is Just the First Step Sharing the Vaccine Is Just the First Step
Now we need to make sure poorer countries have the resources and technical capacity to ramp up production.
May 17, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation