‘The Constant Gardener’: What the Movie Missed ‘The Constant Gardener’: What the Movie Missed
As Big Pharma increasingly turns to the Third World to test its products, this lush film will spark outrage, but glosses over the constant vigilance necessary to police drug trials...
Aug 30, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Sonia Shah
Cannabis Interrupted Cannabis Interrupted
The Supreme Court's medical marijuana decision was a major setback for common sense.
Jul 13, 2005 / Herman Schwartz
Avian Flu: A State of Unreadiness Avian Flu: A State of Unreadiness
America remains unprepared for a possible avian flu pandemic.
Jun 29, 2005 / Feature / Mike Davis
Plan B for Plan B Plan B for Plan B
The FDA's refusal to issue a decision on Plan B reflects the influence of the Christian right over Bush Administration policy.
Jun 29, 2005 / Ayelish McGarvey
Stiffed Stiffed
Thanks to the wonders of reproductive science, you too can have a virgin birth.
May 26, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Note on the Cover Story A Note on the Cover Story
An article likely to stir controversies of various kinds.
May 12, 2005 / The Editors
Virginity or Death! Virginity or Death!
Is the threat of cervical cancer at age 60 really keeping teenage girls virgins?
May 12, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Dr. Hager’s Family Values Dr. Hager’s Family Values
Should Dr. David Hager be advising President Bush on women's health?
May 12, 2005 / Feature / Ayelish McGarvey
Backward Christian Soldiers Backward Christian Soldiers
Maybe, just maybe, the religious right and its Republican friends have finally gone too far with the Terri Schiavo case.
Mar 31, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Death, Depression and Prozac Death, Depression and Prozac
Jeff Weise, teen slayer of ten, including himself, at the Red Lake Indian reservation in northern Minnesota, was on Prozac, prescribed by some doc.
Mar 31, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn