Environment and Health
Why Some Men Reject Environmentalism
Research links embracing fossil fuels to conservative ideas about masculinity. Can these ideas change?
We Need More Partisanship, Not Less
Democrats shouldn’t compromise their solutions to pander to a GOP that is part of the problem.
Operation Snail Speed
Blink and you’ll miss the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the U.S.
Planet Plastic
The vast tonnage of this trash increases every minute, with an afterlife lasting centuries.
Essential Workers Take the Risk, CEOs Take the Reward
Walgreens employees got just 18 cents an hour in hazard pay while their CEO made $17 million.
Workers Need Paid Sick Leave ASAP
Congress let mandatory paid leave end on Dec. 31. Lawmakers — and employers — need to restore them immediately.
Fossil-Fueled Fascism
How the oil, gas, and coal industries support and fund white supremacy and far-right politics.
A Welcome Stopgap, But Not Nearly Enough
The COVID-19 relief bill will help, but much more needs to be done to combat the pandemic and make the country stronger in the face of future crises.
The Coming Battle Over Vaccines
Natural scientists have done their part by creating vaccines. To get people to take them, we need social science.
Learning the Lessons of the Latino Vote
Georgia will determine control of the Senate. The votes of Latinos, who have suffered badly during the pandemic, could be decisive.
