by Mia Ives-Rublee In his recent article in The Atlantic, Ed Yong posed a poignant question: “What does society owe immunocompromised people?” During the massive surge in […]
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Heat pumps can save Ukrainians from Putin, rest of us from climate change
by Jacques Leslie Heat pumps aren’t usually considered war-fighting materiel, but these heating-and-cooling appliances could be almost as crucial to the defense of Ukraine as anti-tank and […]
Don’t thank Trump; this Supreme Court cataclysm is all Mitch
by Gene Collier The architect of this fresh American madness should take his rightful bows today, deep and from the waist, and it’s not Donald Trump, whose […]
Online privacy becomes critical if Roe is overturned
by Parmy Olson About 10 years ago, a story about Target Corp.’s uncanny ability to detect a customer’s pregnancy made waves. An angry man had gone into […]
Are you playing the ‘who gave me COVID’ blame game?
by Joshua Pederson Twenty-five months into the pandemic, I finally caught COVID. It turned out that two-plus years of masking and distancing, Zoom dinner parties and FaceTime […]
Millennial parents are stressed
by Christine Ledbetter In this time of COVID-19, millennials rear their children with precision, rituals and caution. Nothing within their control is left to chance. The safe […]
Baltimore’s guaranteed income pilot to focus on health influence
by Lorraine T. Dean and Sevly Snguon When Mayor Brandon Scott announced an unprecedented direct investment into Baltimore residents, a guaranteed income pilot program that will give […]
Give peace a chance in the culture wars
by Lynn Schmidt I have a confession when it comes to the culture war our society is mired in: I consider myself a pacifist on this front. […]
Abortion case leak shows that the Supreme Court is broken
by Noah Feldman The leaked draft of a majority Supreme Court decision by Justice Samuel Alito overturning Roe v. Wade means several things. First, it indicates that […]
Avoid going broke from medical bills
by Erin Lowry There have been a few times in my life when I’ve had a concerning health issue but skipped visiting the doctor. I’m not the […]