Jared Kushner—climber, sycophant, snob—is the perfect avatar of elite incompetence for our times.

Why we can't leave pandemic prevention to Big Pharma

The derangements of our current era could threaten the rock-solid legal precedents that provide states with the right to act in the interests of public health.

That’s bad news for all of us, particularly when it comes to research relevant to our current crises.

A threat to the community

A health care system designed to rake profits for an elite few is ill-suited to carrying out a nationwide herd immunity project.

The coronavirus crisis has turned its member nations against each other.

Whose work is indispensable in a pandemic?

Zoonotic diseases like Covid-19 are a classic example of where ecosystems and human health intersect.

Global warming could unearth ancient microbes. Will we be as unprepared as we were for the coronavirus?

The rich continue their tradition of escapist virtue signaling.

Was the United States ever prepared for a pandemic?

For the affluent, painful restrictions could be an opportunity to reorient toward more climate-friendly ways of living.

A California-based experiment in universal basic income considers the mundane, and potentially transformative, power of a little extra cash.

The latest outbreak has prompted calls to ban wild meat, but that won't address a deeper social problem.

Confronting the ugly legacy of military prostitution in South Korea

How the rise of right-wing nationalism is jeopardizing the world's health

With its hog manure pits, coal waste ponds, and toxic Superfund sites, North Carolina is among the worst places a major cyclone could hit.

As climate change ravages the Golden State, earthquakes could become the least of residents' concerns.

Scott W. Stern’s book documents a decades-long program to incarcerate “promiscuous” women.