Science and Health

Patent Profiteering protest

Covid-19 Is Big Business. But Who’s Making a Killing? Covid-19 Is Big Business. But Who’s Making a Killing?

You’d think that in a pandemic, the fate of billions of people around the planet would be the first priority of our governments rather catering to the pharmaceutical industry. But ...

Mar 18, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves

Asam Ahmad garden

Awaiting a Second Spring, and the Growth of Living Things Awaiting a Second Spring, and the Growth of Living Things

On gardens, fellow feeling, and whether “we’re all in this together” shall transcend cliché, on the cusp of another surreal spring.

Mar 17, 2021 / Asam Ahmad

Postcards From Restaurant-Land

Postcards From Restaurant-Land Postcards From Restaurant-Land

Labor and loneliness one year later.

Mar 15, 2021 / Jason Kotoch

Biden’s 100 Days So Far

Biden’s 100 Days So Far Biden’s 100 Days So Far

Reviewing the year, month by month.

Mar 15, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt

How One Cozy Relationship Influenced Cuomo’s Covid Response

How One Cozy Relationship Influenced Cuomo’s Covid Response How One Cozy Relationship Influenced Cuomo’s Covid Response

The story begins before the coronavirus hit New York state.

Mar 12, 2021 / Ross Barkan

Oprah Winfrey interviews Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price

The response to Harry’s abandoning that contract, both in the Buckingham Palace and British media, has been swift, overt and punitive.

Mar 12, 2021 / Kali Holloway

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This Was My Most Privileged Year Ever This Was My Most Privileged Year Ever

While Covid-19 destroyed the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans, I was able to leverage every ounce of privilege I have to make this year work.

Mar 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Imani Perry

Parenting Through Sickness, Health, and Covid-19 Parenting Through Sickness, Health, and Covid-19

To avoid replicating this awful moment, our failures must become the source of our children’s political possibilities.

Mar 10, 2021 / Feature / Imani Perry

The Year of the Vaccine

The Year of the Vaccine The Year of the Vaccine

Fighting to end the pandemic.

Mar 9, 2021 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

David M. Perry leans in to get a kiss on the cheek from his son.

I Shouldn’t Have to Dehumanize My Son to Get Him Support I Shouldn’t Have to Dehumanize My Son to Get Him Support

Instead of focusing on the challenges facing disabled people, we should emphasize goals.

Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / David M. Perry

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