Trump's New Public Charge Rule Hurts My ClientsThe new plan will restrict my clients' ability to pursue lawful status, writes Sarah Sherman-Stokes. More insidiously, it will also sow deep fear in immigrant communities.CognoscentiAug 19, 2019
The Brutality Of ‘Suicide Watch’Jails don’t need more suicide-resistant smocks, video cameras and stripped-down cells, writes Reena Kapoor, they need more mental health professionals who can provide compassionate, high-quality care. CognoscentiAug 16, 2019
The Mountains Are Calling — And You Should GoThe backcountry is full of people seeking a sense of belonging that can be so evasive in modern life, writes Miles Howard.CognoscentiAug 16, 2019
America Has A Patriarchy ProblemJeffrey Epstein's predations and the recent mass shootings are related, writes Janna Malamud Smith. They reveal profound and troubling patterns about the place of women in American society. CognoscentiAug 15, 2019
What’s The Cost Of Destroying A Species?Global biodiversity is already collapsing under pressures from pollution, habitat loss and climate change, writes Frederick Hewett. The Trump administration’s move to weaken the Endangered Species Act is just one...CognoscentiAug 15, 2019
This Is The Only Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracy Theory That Holds WaterThe financier accused of sex trafficking died Saturday of an apparent suicide. So how do the dozens of his accusers find justice now?CognoscentiAug 14, 2019
Emma Lazarus Doesn’t Need An Editor — The ‘New Colossus’ Is Exactly RightThis spirit of generosity to the stranger, and mercy to the helpless, is not only the core of Christian theology, but the central tenet of our republic, writes Steve Almond.CognoscentiAug 14, 2019
How One City In Sweden Fought Back Against White SupremacyA couple of years ago, the city of Ludvika, Sweden was under siege by neo-Nazis. Writer and activist Julie Lindahl explains how the citizens of the city fought back, and...CognoscentiAug 13, 2019
'They' Is Here To Stay. Get Over ItMy 12-year-old is now using "they" pronouns, writes Jane Roper. So far, people have been very supportive. But many also add, with varying degrees of consternation, that they just have...PlayCognoscenti02:22Aug 13, 2019
Hope For The Homeless And SickHospitals can help the chronically homeless -- high users of emergency departments -- find housing, write Dr. Alister Martin and David Velasquez.CognoscentiAug 12, 2019
We Can't Arrest Our Way Out Of The Opioid Crisis, And It's Cruel To TryIt's not hard to see the parallels between "Operation Clean Sweep" and well-documented human rights abuses happening elsewhere, writes Miles Howard.CognoscentiAug 9, 2019
How Toni Morrison Might Say GoodbyeMorrison’s various depictions of death had occupied my thoughts even before the news of her departure, writes Jabari Asim. CognoscentiAug 9, 2019
Does Boston Show The Way Out Of Our Gun Madness?A data-driven approach to gun violence, targeting crime-fighting tactics rather than weapons, could save lives while doing an end-run around fanatics, writes Rich Barlow.CognoscentiAug 8, 2019
Terror Is Not A Mental DisorderIt’s easy to blame the horrors of a mass shooting on some kind of cognitive aberration, writes Thom Dunn. But racism and terrorism are not predicated on mental illness. CognoscentiAug 7, 2019
Another Mass Shooting. What More Is There To Say?You’ve heard it all. I’ve written it all, says Anita Diamant. So what’s a human to do? CognoscentiAug 6, 2019
1 Political Party Has Ideas About How To Stop Mass Shootings. Will Democrats Meet The Moment?President Trump and Vice President Pence immediately offered prayers for the dead and injured, writes Jim Borghesani. Neither offered any ideas to help stem such mass shootings.CognoscentiAug 6, 2019
Let's Stop Pretending These Mass Shootings Are A CoincidenceThe president didn’t invent racial demagoguery or white supremacy, writes Steve Almond. He has simply triggered the deadly leap from ideation to action.CognoscentiAug 5, 2019
Forget Medicare For All. Obamacare For All Is The Only Way ForwardTo be single-payer or not to be single-payer: That is the question, writes Rich Barlow.CognoscentiAug 5, 2019
Turn It Up And Be Mad: Why Angry Songs Make Us Feel GoodSongs like Lizzo's "Truth Hurts" and Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" acknowledge that love can be messy, ugly and painful. And naming the pain can feel like liberation, writes Joanna...CognoscentiAug 2, 2019
Rejecting The Age Of The Sick BurnThe Democratic hopefuls should take every opportunity to reject the rancor that the president exhaustingly exploits, writes Steve Almond.CognoscentiAug 2, 2019
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