An Opening on the Supreme Court An Opening on the Supreme Court
This morning, President Bush said he will make a quick decision on a nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and issued a thinly veiled warning to th...
Jul 1, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Preventing AIDS Preventing AIDS
Considered one of the world's most promising new HIV-prevention technologies by scientists and medical professionals, microbicides are a class of products currently under developm...
Jun 25, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Help Save PBS/NPR Help Save PBS/NPR
On June 16, the House Appropriations Committee voted to slash funding for public broadcasting by more than $200 million for 2006. The cut--which, if implemented, would affect eve...
Jun 22, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Free Aung San Suu Kyi Free Aung San Suu Kyi
In 1990, Aung San Suu Kyi was legally elected the leader of Myanmar, then named Burma. But she has spent most of the time since 1989 under some form of detention, including house ...
Jun 19, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Vigilante Pharmacy Vigilante Pharmacy
Recently, some pharmacists across the country have refused to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception and other birth control pills. Why? They argue that the pills are in c...
May 31, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Standing Against Genocide Standing Against Genocide
On May 18th, the Illinois State Assembly passed a bill to prevent the State Treasurer from investing in companies doing business in Sudan. This requires the selling off of about ...
May 25, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Fight for the Filibuster Fight for the Filibuster
A vote to end debate on the nomination of extreme conservative Priscilla Owen to the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled for Tuesday, May 24--the first strike in the so-c...
May 23, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Standing Against Big Media Standing Against Big Media
I'm just back from St. Louis, where Free Press staged its second National Conference on Media Reform. Bringing together more than 2,000 of the country's most dedicated and innova...
May 17, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Fight the Big-Boxing of America Fight the Big-Boxing of America
Thanks to Nation reader Matt Lipsky for letting us know that the Neighborhood Retail Alliance, a member of the Wal-Mart Free NYC coalition, now has a website and a blog. The s...
May 12, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Freedom Restored Freedom Restored
I'm delighted to report that the two teenage girls detained without charge and held in a Pennsylvania detention center for six weeks after being called would-be suicide bombers de...
May 9, 2005 / Peter Rothberg