Health Experts Say Expanding Vaccine Access Requires More Than Patent Waivers
Biolyse Pharma Corp., which makes injectable cancer drugs, was gearing up to start making generic biologic drugs, made from living organisms. Then the pandemic hit. Watching the covid death toll…
Over 600 Public Water Systems in California Communities Face Risk of Failure
A familiar scene has returned to California: drought. Two counties are currently under emergency declarations, and the rest of the state could follow. It was only four years ago when…
Go watch how Marvel’s FX team created a new ‘visual language’ for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Anthony Mackie as Falcon | Marvel Now that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has wrapped and we’re still a few weeks away from the debut of Loki, Marvel has…
He Bought Insurance in Case of Emergency. Then Came a Bill for Over $30,000.
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In the spring of 2019, Cory Dowd…
Progressives to Corporations: If You Want to Keep Workers, Pay Living Wages
Pushing back on the right-wing narrative about the reason for real or perceived labor shortages in some markets nationwide, progressives on Friday told corporations that if they want to hire…
How to watch Technoking Elon Musk on SNL
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is hosting Saturday Night Live this week. He’s coming in fresh from Wednesday’s successful Starship prototype landing but also on the heels of recent…
Coda is a post-apocalyptic fantasy adventure that crosses Fury Road with Lord of the Rings
Image: Boom Comics / Matias Bergara Comics have never been bigger: with Marvel TV shows, DC movies, and indie adaptations growing by the day, comic books have never been more…
Pharma Breaks Lobbying Record Defending High Drug Prices and Vaccine Patents
The pharmaceutical industry spent a record $92 million lobbying the federal government during the first three months of 2021, putting Big Pharma on track to break its annual spending record…
The US Needs to Stop Treating Ramadan Like a National Security Issue
Like many Muslims, I remember feeling excited as a child each year when Ramadan came around. Though I didn’t entirely understand the purpose of fasting, I was proud of being…
Elon Musk on Saturday Night Live, explained
Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge | Photo by Getty Images Pool Who is Elon Musk? Oh, come on. Seriously! Fine. He’s the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX,…