Vaccine Poker Vaccine Poker
With the announcement that 50 million influenza vaccines from the British manufacturer Chiron won't be available in the United States this year because of possible contamination,...
Oct 14, 2004 / Dr. Marc Siegel
A No to Media Monopoly A No to Media Monopoly
Media monopolists were dealt a rare setback when the Philadelphia-based US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit blocked implementation of last year's decision by the Federal Co...
Jul 1, 2004 / John Nichols
Big Blow to Big Media Big Blow to Big Media
A federal appeals court rejects FCC rule changes that eased limits on media monopoly.
Jun 24, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols
F*cked by the F*CC F*cked by the F*CC
Howard Stern: Free-speech hero.
Apr 29, 2004 / Feature / Jeff Jarvis
Antidepressants a Problem? We’re Shocked! Antidepressants a Problem? We’re Shocked!
Six years after Kip Kinkel, dosed up with Prozac, killed his parents and two students at Thurston High, in Oregon; five years after Eric Harris, dosed with Luvox, embarked on his...
Apr 1, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Toothpaste, Cough Drops, Aspirin, Contraception Toothpaste, Cough Drops, Aspirin, Contraception
Please forward widely: "An Open Letter About Emergency Contraception," by Katha Pollitt and Jennifer Baumgardner
Feb 26, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Internet School Scam The Internet School Scam
A questionable plan to wire poor schools has turned into a business boondoggle.
Jan 29, 2004 / Feature / Todd Oppenheimer
Fields of Poison Fields of Poison
While farmworkers are sickened by pesticides, industry writes the rules.
Dec 11, 2003 / Feature / Rebecca Clarren
Media and Democracy Media and Democracy
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Dec 1, 2003 / Bill Moyers
Up in Flames Up in Flames
The public revolts against monopoly media.
Oct 30, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney