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Vann R. Newkirk II / The Atlantic Puerto Rico's Environmental Catastrophe
Hurricane Maria has exposed and intensified the island’s ecological crisis and its human consequences. Can it build a sustainable future?
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Puerto Rico's Recovery Is More Uncertain Than Ever
As the island continues to face dire conditions, President Trump suggested Thursday he may pull back on federal aid.
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters New Storms Set Back Relief Efforts on Puerto Rico
Fresh rain fell on saturated soil Wednesday, elevating the threat of landslides and slowing efforts to distribute relief.
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Frank May / dpa / AP Trump Reverses Obama Rule on Birth Control
In two rules released Friday, the White House rolls back some of the ACA’s key requirements for employers to cover birth control.
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AP The Language of White Supremacy
Narrow definitions of the term actually help continue the work of the architects of the post-Jim Crow racial hierarchy.
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Ramon Espinosa / AP Puerto Rico Needs More Than Relief—It Needs Reconstruction
Recovering from the devastation of two hurricanes raises tough questions about the legacy of American colonialism.
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Stacy Revere / Getty Images Football Has Always Been a Battleground in the Culture War
The NFL has become increasingly central to how America perceives itself, which means that sport and politics can never be divorced.
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Carlos Giusti / AP How Puerto Ricans on the Mainland Are Getting News From Relatives
Members of the island’s diaspora are coping with the trauma of Hurricane Maria by using technology to connect with family and help people on the island.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt There and Back Again
What J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic The Hobbit still has to offer, 80 years after its publication
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Alex Brandon / AP Graham-Cassidy and the Fog of War
Nobody knows exactly what the latest Obamacare-replacement legislation will do. That may be the point.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters The Real Losers of the Graham-Cassidy Health-Care Bill
The bill would take funding from governments facing public-health crises to provide a short-term boon to a smaller number of states that have refused to expand Medicaid.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Graham-Cassidy Obamacare Repeal Bill Still Covers Fewer People
The new Affordable Care Act replacement currently making rounds in the Senate looks different than previous efforts, but the fundamentals are still the same: fewer funds, fewer rules, and fewer people covered.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Missing Pieces of Medicare For All
The new plan from Senator Bernie Sanders needs a tax policy not just to fund it, but to dictate how it works.
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Holly Ramer / AP The Trump Voter-Fraud Commission's Data Problem
During its second meeting on Tuesday, the Kris Kobach-led group heard presentations that sometimes followed a circular logic.
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Justin Sullivan / Getty The Looming Superfund Nightmare
As unprecedented hurricanes assault coastal U.S. communities, residents and experts fear the storms could unleash contamination the EPA has tried to keep at bay.
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John Bazemore / AP How To Build Hurricane-Proof Cities
In the age of climate change, the only way to protect the American coastal metropolis is to rethink it entirely.
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Adrees Latif / Reuters The Exploding Chemical Plant Outside Houston Faces Its First Lawsuit
First responders are suing over the exposure they say they suffered following a fire and detonation on the premises of the Arkema facility, which flooded during Hurricane Harvey.
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Carlos Giusti / AP Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Brace for Hurricane Irma
Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands are preparing for the potentially devastating effects of one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region.
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Reuters Staff / Reuters Hurricane Harvey’s Public-Health Nightmare
Physicians and other professionals are scrambling to contain a multitude of epidemics that might arise after the flood.
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Rick Wilking / Reuters The Legal Crises to Follow in Hurricane Harvey's Wake
Lawyers in Houston are acting as first responders, connecting victims with insurance issues, among others, to pro bono assistance.
