Hazards of Harvey
Floodwaters — contaminated by raw sewage and hazardous chemicals — have the potential to spread diseases like Zika
Is Trump crazy? Wrong question
Trump's election has unleashed a deep streak of delusional denial in a large segment of U.S. society
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Facing race and sexuality barriers in the United States military while remaining closeted to all but a few
Democrats’ blindspot
Progressives have much more than a message problem
Your brain on Trump
Cheering for a psychopath at a podium is objectively troublesome.
Cancer gene therapy greenlit
Novartis — who makes the therapy — said the drug will cost nothing if patients fail to benefit in the first month
ACA future uncertain
State governments will have to spend even more money on Medicaid if the federal government eliminates the expansion
Patagonia call-out ad
As the battle for public lands ramps up, don't count out the millions of hikers, birders and campers.
Can hate be healed?
Many of the cases of hate crimes are created by mental health conditions like depression and schizophrenia
bookmark thes sites!
Reliable go-to resources for a variety of subjects and skills for preschoolers through high schoolers
"Sad Girls Club"
Elyse Fox isn’t keeping quiet about her depression anymore, and she doesn’t want other women to have to, either
the sacco vanzetti fallout
The Sacco-Vanzetti conflict created angry demonstrations abroad and attacks on American travelers and companies
the language of numbes
Numbers would allow me to get through to my son on a level I currently wasn’t capable of accessing
“Things to do to get pregnant”
I stopped taking prenatal vitamins the day Donald Trump refused to denounce the Charlottesville white supremacists
Beating Trumpism on the field
The Twins finished in the cellar in 2016. Then, they started to communicate across languages and cultures
Self-driving cars and jobs
Former rally car driver Alex Roy talks about how transportation jobs can be saved even as automation rises
Evil clowns jump the shark
As Americans brace for the premiere of "It," the question must be asked — Are we going to tire of evil clowns?
citizens united should die
Some question whether liberals’ outrage is even genuine
The return of Midnight Oil
As other veteran activist bands flirt with capitulation to Trump — looking at you, U2 — Midnight Oil stands strong
Florida's new faces of old age
The boomer generation is going south in a new way
"American Horror Story: Cult"
The latest installment of Ryan Murphy's horror anthology takes aim at a familiar orange malevolence
these movies we want to read
Get the early scoop on kids' and teens' books that are being adapted for the big screen
Games of labor
In honor of Labor Day, these unusual video games address labor issues directly and deliberately