How Big Pharma Makes a Killing From Letting People Die
Journalist Nick Dearden on the basics of “pharmanomics.”
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How The Occupation of Palestine Shapes Everyday Life—And What Happens Now
Journalist Nathan Thrall on what the human consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestine have been, and why the collective punishment of Gaza must end.
How to Think About the Role of Drugs in American Life
Benjamin Fong’s ‘Quick Fixes’ offers a nuanced and fascinating look at the intersection of capitalism and chemical dependency.
The Current Israel-Palestine Crisis Was Entirely Avoidable
Political scientist Jerome Slater on how the refusal to grant Palestine a state set the region on the course for disaster…
How the Idea of Being “Self-Made” Arose
How did we come to believe that we can be anything we want to be? And what are the consequences of ascribing godlike powers of self-creation to human beings? Author Tara Isabella Burton explains the culture of “self-making.”
Why We Need Utopias
Kristen Ghodsee, author of “Everyday Utopia,” on what we can learn from experiments in alternative ways of organizing private life.
The History of Arab-Jews Can Change Our Understanding of The World
Historian Avi Shlaim describes the devastating effects that rigid nationalism has on hybrid cultures, such as the Jewish Baghdad of his early childhood.
Exposing the Dark Side of the Fashion Industry
Journalist Alyssa Hardy on how we can appreciate and enjoy clothes while still being determined to change the ways they are made and marketed.