Book Review

This Is Your Brain On Nature

Jennifer Weeks / Undark Aug 29, 2025 In “Nature and the Mind,” Marc Berman uses neuroscience to show how interacting with nature benefits mental health. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Film

‘Can’t Look Away’: A Puny Critique of Big Tech

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Jun 20, 2025 A new Bloomberg documentary about the ills of social media suggests giving the guilty firms even more power. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Job Loss, Mental Health and the Fate of Federal Workers

Rachana Pradhan, Aneri Pattani / KFF Health News Mar 26, 2025 For federal workers who've lost their jobs as the Trump administration dismantles government agencies, the emotional toll has been enormous. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

The Pursuit of Death on Psychiatric Grounds

Frieda Klotz / Undark Jan 17, 2025 The Netherlands allows medically assisted euthanasia for extreme mental suffering. Some doctors question the guardrails. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Education

Debt, Inflation and Cold Cheese Sandwiches

Pat Fontana / Prism Dec 26, 2024 Schools nationwide use unpaid lunch debt to block teens from attending their graduation ceremonies and threaten to send them to foster care. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Osama Bin Laden’s Enduring Legacy

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Jul 26, 2024 U.S. troops are still haunted by the lingering demons of the war on terror. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

How Extreme Heat Damages Mental Health

Dr. Alessandro Massazza / Carbon Brief Jul 24, 2024 Climate change is having a growing impact on the mental state of those it most seriously affects. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

The Warning Label

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Interview

‘Traumatizing’: What It’s Like to Be Unhoused in Rural America

Susan Shain / High Country News Mar 15, 2024 The lessons learned after spending months embedded with unhoused communities in Oregon. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Palliative Care’s Psychedelic Future

Jane C. Hu / The Microdose Feb 14, 2024 In Oregon, hospice doctors are expanding the menu of treatments for end-of-life anxiety and depression. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

How Forests Heal Us

H. Patricia Hynes / Informed Comment Feb 1, 2024 Trees are cooling, purifying, and connected by fungal networks that carry the same chemicals as the neurotransmitters in our brain. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Race

The Impact of Police Violence on Community Health

Sono Motoyama / MLK50 Jan 31, 2024 The trauma from events, like Tyre Nichols’ killing, not only has a lasting effect, it can compound other chronic illnesses. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )