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Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans

The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn little scrutiny or response. Such deaths typically occur…

September 13, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

A federal court says the government can lie to you. That will backfire

A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this, plus more of Salon’s bold journalism on how policies, movements and culture wars affect real people. A week ago,…

September 12, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

If AI kills us, don’t blame the machine

Imagine a stopped cable car sitting at the top of a steep hill in San Francisco. There’s a switch just below the car that would send the trolley onto one of two tracks. You don’t know where either track goes…

September 12, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Kids are back in classrooms. Health misinformation could shape the school year

This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez of The 19th. Meet Barbara and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. All summer, Dr. Marvia Jones worried over the data. Jones, director of the Kansas City Health…

September 12, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

From Vietnam to 9/11, America keeps abandoning its heroes

On Sept. 11 I was working for Pacifica Network News. WBAI Radio, 99.5 FM, is one of the network’s flagship stations. At the time, it was located at 120 Wall Street — just blocks away from the World Trade Center.…

September 11, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Our world map is wrong. MAGA likes it that way

A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this, plus more of Salon’s bold journalism on how policies, movements and culture wars affect real people. As soon as…

September 10, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Measles death undercuts RFK Jr.’s doubts

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has acknowledged that measles caused the death of a Pennsylvania infant, days after reports revealed that he asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remove two deaths in the state from its…

September 6, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Samuel Alito is complicit in climate disaster

A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this, plus more of Salon’s bold journalism on how policies, movements and culture wars affect real people. Thanks to his…

September 5, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Senator calls for criminal investigation into RFK Jr.’s lies to Congress over vaccines

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allegedly lied to Congress last year during his confirmation hearings, according to a new report from The Guardian and The Associated Press. Now a senior Democrat is calling for an investigation into the Health and Human…

September 3, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

COVID vaccines are back. Just don’t expect the CDC to tell you that

As school starts up again and temperatures (hopefully) start to drop, with it comes the annual rise in airborne sickness — but luckily there’s also a crop of updated vaccines to prevent sickness, hospitalization and death. This year is no…

September 2, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0