A new study from the University of Birmingham has shown that disabled people across the Global South have faced ‘significant discrimination’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving them at greater...
“Trust the science.” That’s all I’ve heard from well-meaning do-gooders since the Covid-19 pandemic began to grip the States last year — and I agreed with their sentiment! It was definitely...
Recently, Brenna Smith, a former colleague and friend, co-authored her first big news story for USA Today, featuring stories of January 6th riot suspects who crowdfund their defense lawyers....
When I started this column on mental health in America over a year ago, I started it with the assumption that my own mental health had caused the collapse of an important relationship. As I learned...
The book 'Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression-and the Unexpected Solutions' narrates the personal adventure of the British-Swiss journalist, Johann Hari, who from an early age...
It’s hard to discuss mental health in America without discussing physical health in America — especially not while you’re still in a pandemic. And this means talking about vaccines. Today we...
As I write this, many of my friends are suffering in Texas and other parts of the States. An epic storm has left them with no electricity. Pipes are bursting. Warming centers are scarce. Some people...
Last night I was at the kind of D.C. restaurant I can only afford to go to when someone else is paying. A horrific politician who enabled some of Donald Trump’s worst abuses of power was also...
Every January, many people make resolutions to start the year with more energy, but in many cases, these are forgotten quite quickly. 2021 is probably the year people have placed the most hope in, so...
Have you ever been to a war zone? I haven’t. I’ve been in dicey neighborhoods during violent events, I’ve been detained at checkpoints, I’ve had a gun held to my heart, and the car I was in...
