World

Don’t Abandon the WHO, Reform It

Ramin Skibba / Undark May 8, 2025 Even critics of the global health organization say that the United States’ withdrawal is a bad move for everyone. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Book Review

How Plagues Are Intertwined With Social Justice

Ramin Skibba / Undark Apr 18, 2025 “A History of the World in Six Plagues” explores the racial and class inequalities linking infectious disease epidemics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Media

The N.Y. Times’ Shameless Whitewash of Andrew Cuomo

Julie Hollar / FAIR Apr 10, 2025 The paper’s kid-glove treatment of the scandal-ridden former governor isn’t restricted to its news pages. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Anti Vaccine Movement Spreading

Dave Whamond Mar 24, 2025 Dig deeper

Interview

How Elon Musk Blurs the Lines of Free Speech

Sara Talpos / Undark Feb 21, 2025 The billionaire’s new job raises tricky First Amendment questions, with implications for public health, says Ari Cohn. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

The ‘Uber Model’ Comes for Nursing

Aastha Uprety / Inequality.org Jan 15, 2025 On-demand nursing endangers workers and patients alike, a new report finds. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Science

As Biolabs Multiply, Concerns About Oversight Grow

Priyanka Pulla, Michael Schulson / Undark Jan 2, 2025 India’s policymakers have ambitious plans for pathogen research. Can safety infrastructure keep up? Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

We Need To End Government-Granted Patent Monopolies

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Oct 23, 2024 In the absence of patents, it would be rare that a drug would sell for more than $30 a prescription. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Author Interview

The Rise of the Constitutional Sheriff

Cerise Castle / Capital & Main Oct 11, 2024 Author Jessica Pishko probes the beliefs and actions of the hard-right constitutional sheriffs movement, whose members say their authority trumps state and federal officials. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

DeSantis Anti Vaccination Actions in Florida

Peter Kuper Sep 26, 2024 Dig deeper

Economic Justice

Poverty in California Has Nearly Doubled Since 2021

Mark Kreidler / Capital & Main Sep 20, 2024 New data shows the dramatic effect of the expiration of pandemic-era relief efforts. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Mpox Offers Another Chance to Confront Vaccine Inequity

Henna Hundal, Oyewale Tomori, Simar Bajaj / Undark Sep 9, 2024 Expanding vaccine manufacturing in Africa could address longstanding problems with access to disease control resources. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )