Last week I published a long story about my near-fatal bacterial infection six months ago, and the material benefits…
Molly Osberg
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Molly Osberg is a writer on the East Coast who reports on crime, class, and the U.S. healthcare system. Her work has been anthologized in the Best American Science and Nature Writing collection.
On the second Tuesday in June, I start to feel fluish. If this is 2016 and I’m still a freelance writer, I’m losing…
Happy 370th day of the Trump presidency, which is also yet another day when The New York Times has decided to spam…
Last week, when Kentucky announced it would become the first state to impose work requirements on Medicaid…
This morning, the Florida House Health and Human Services committee overwhelmingly approved a resolution that would…
Today Kentucky became the first state to require Medicaid recipients to prove they’re working or getting job…
On Sunday, Pastor Andy Savage received a standing ovation at the Memphis megachurch Highpoint as he confessed from…
The “U.S. Border Patrol Safety Man,” as the clown calls him, is named Jared, and “this guy right here is a cowboy.”
Today, the Library of Congress announced it will no longer collect all public tweets, beginning on January 1—a…
Last week, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti held an off-the-record company meeting, parts of which were tweeted by the…
After days of deliberation, a jury has acquitted all six of the people charged with felony property destruction,…
This holiday season, like many American families, the Ruibals peppered their home in Greely, Colorado, with…
Five years after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the residents of Newtown, CT, have yet to hear back…
Lyft, a ride-sharing company that was recently valued at $11.5 billion and has positioned itself as the “woke”…
Last week, Bennet Omalu, a deeply religious, Nigerian-born doctor once portrayed by Will Smith, took on the second…
In the weeks since eight women have come forward with stories of Roy Moore’s habitual predation involving very young…
A little over a week ago, a Kentucky state trooper resigned following allegations that he’d had sex with a woman he…
Before I go on to make everyone feel awful, let’s get this out of the way: Yes, driving is a pleasurable activity,…
Welcome to Ban Week, in which Splinter writers will build a case for burning it all down.
When Danica Roem became one of the first openly transgender candidates to win a seat in a state legislature last…