The American Exception
HEALTH INSURANCE · HOSPITALS
December 6, 2025
The United States spends nearly
twice as much on health care as
peer nations yet achieves
poorer.
Coverage for Sale
HEALTH INSURANCE · PUBLIC HEALTH · CONGRESS
November 26, 2025
The Affordable Care Act
currently provides coverage to
about 44 million Americans
through marketplaces and…
The Woman in the Basement
GENETICS · MEDICINE · TECH
November 11, 2025
Rosalind Franklin’s critical
contributions to the discovery
of DNA’s double helix structure
were overshadowed by James
Watson.
The Cost of Enough
COST OF LIVING · INFLATION · TAXES
November 3, 2025
The article examines the
financial pressures faced by
American families across income
levels, highlighting how…
The Literate Machine
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · PLATFORMS
October 14, 2025
Literacy today involves
managing abundant digital
information amid competing
distractions, notably from
phones in classrooms, which…
Before the Tumor
MEDICINE · HOSPITALS
October 2, 2025
The infusion chairs at UMass
Memorial face a wall of
windows, and in late afternoon
the light turns the IV bags the
color of iced tea. A retired
school bus driver named Nancy…
The Shutdown
CONGRESS · REPUBLICANS · DEMOCRATS
September 16, 2025
As the federal fiscal year
ends, Congress faces a
potential government shutdown
due to a standoff over.
Red States vs Blue
STATE POLITICS · COST OF LIVING · TAXES
September 13, 2025
The article examines the
tangible effects of policy
differences between red and
blue states through personal…
DACA Lost
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS · MEDICINE
September 6, 2025
The suspension of new DACA
applications and ongoing legal
uncertainties have left many
undocumented medical…