Science and Health

Obama’s Evangelical Gravy Train

Obama’s Evangelical Gravy Train Obama’s Evangelical Gravy Train

Despite the president’s promise to cut funding to discredited HIV and pregnancy prevention programs, taxpayer dollars are still bankrolling anti-gay, anti-choice conservative relig...

Jul 8, 2014 / Andy Kopsa

Where Will the Slippery Slope of ‘Hobby Lobby’ End?

Where Will the Slippery Slope of ‘Hobby Lobby’ End? Where Will the Slippery Slope of ‘Hobby Lobby’ End?

There’s no telling how far religious exemptions will go under Justice Alito’s ruling.

Jul 2, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

How the ACA Can Revolutionize Inmate Healthcare

How the ACA Can Revolutionize Inmate Healthcare How the ACA Can Revolutionize Inmate Healthcare

Jails have become the front line for health problems that plague underserved communities in America. The Affordable Care Act provides an opportunity to improve continuity in treatm...

Jun 27, 2014 / Maura Ewing

Supreme Court Strikes Down Law That Keeps Anti-Choice Protesters 35 Feet Away From Abortion Clinics

Supreme Court Strikes Down Law That Keeps Anti-Choice Protesters 35 Feet Away From Abortion Clinics Supreme Court Strikes Down Law That Keeps Anti-Choice Protesters 35 Feet Away From Abortion Clinics

Massachusetts’s 35-foot buffer between health clinic patients and anti-abortion advocates has been ruled unconstitutional.

Jun 26, 2014 / Dani McClain

White Rabbit

White Rabbit White Rabbit

In a guise of scientific seriousness, Nicholas Wade’s new book revives the discredited ideas of history’s most notorious racists.

Jun 23, 2014 / Patricia J. Williams

New York City Housing Authority May Be the City’s Worst Landlord

New York City Housing Authority May Be the City’s Worst Landlord New York City Housing Authority May Be the City’s Worst Landlord

Low-income residents demand accountability from NYCHA. 

Jun 16, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent

Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent

New documents raise questions about the soldier's mental health. 

Jun 12, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

What Won’t the GOP Do to Keep the Poor Uninsured?

What Won’t the GOP Do to Keep the Poor Uninsured? What Won’t the GOP Do to Keep the Poor Uninsured?

The real tragedy of an alleged bribery scandal in Virginia is that hundreds of thousands will be denied health insurance.

Jun 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

The VA Scandal The VA Scandal

The verdict’s in on E. Shinseki. Because the VA’s now a wreck, he Must be replaced at last. So let’s Let someone else neglect the vets.

Jun 4, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Guns: The Four-Letter Word of US Public Health Policy

Guns: The Four-Letter Word of US Public Health Policy Guns: The Four-Letter Word of US Public Health Policy

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on gun violence. 

May 29, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

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