Science and Health

This Is My Brain on Paper Towels

This Is My Brain on Paper Towels This Is My Brain on Paper Towels

My little green guilts.

Apr 22, 2014 / Leslie Savan

How America’s Wars Came Home With the Troops

How America’s Wars Came Home With the Troops How America’s Wars Came Home With the Troops

Since 2002, veterans have been committing murder individually and in groups, killing family, friends, strangers and—in appalling numbers—themselves.

Apr 17, 2014 / Ann Jones

Want to Expand Abortion Rights in Texas? Better Talk About Immigration, Too

Want to Expand Abortion Rights in Texas? Better Talk About Immigration, Too Want to Expand Abortion Rights in Texas? Better Talk About Immigration, Too

Winning on abortion rights means talking—and listening—to voters in a new way.

Apr 16, 2014 / Dani McClain

Could Working on Keystone XL Give You Cancer, Asthma?

Could Working on Keystone XL Give You Cancer, Asthma? Could Working on Keystone XL Give You Cancer, Asthma?

Two prominent health groups are demanding that the State Department find out.

Apr 11, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Why Bobby Jindal’s Health Plan Is an Epic Fail

Why Bobby Jindal’s Health Plan Is an Epic Fail Why Bobby Jindal’s Health Plan Is an Epic Fail

If he's the GOP’s idea man, then the Democrats are in good shape.

Apr 8, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

An Important Lesson From Right-Wing Science Dude

An Important Lesson From Right-Wing Science Dude An Important Lesson From Right-Wing Science Dude

Global warming is just one of many lies the ‘scientific community’ tries to impose on us. 

Apr 8, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Ralph Nader on the GM Scandal: ‘Detroit has Washington Pretty Greased’

Ralph Nader on the GM Scandal: ‘Detroit has Washington Pretty Greased’ Ralph Nader on the GM Scandal: ‘Detroit has Washington Pretty Greased’

FIfty-five years after the consumer rights advocate published his first article ridiculing the auto industry for negligence, Congress is investigating another scandal. 

Apr 1, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Why Obamacare Must Always Be Failing in the Right-Wing Media

Why Obamacare Must Always Be Failing in the Right-Wing Media Why Obamacare Must Always Be Failing in the Right-Wing Media

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on Obamacare and the right-wing media.

Apr 1, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Doctors at an Oklahoma Hospital Were Just Told They Can’t Prescribe Birth Control Anymore

Doctors at an Oklahoma Hospital Were Just Told They Can’t Prescribe Birth Control Anymore Doctors at an Oklahoma Hospital Were Just Told They Can’t Prescribe Birth Control Anymore

The Catholic directives would leave just one OB-GYN in the city of Bartlesville who can prescribe contraception for birth control purposes.

Mar 31, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

How The GOP Is Keeping Millions From Getting Healthcare

How The GOP Is Keeping Millions From Getting Healthcare How The GOP Is Keeping Millions From Getting Healthcare

The real cost of Republican cruelty cannot be measured in dollars and cents, but in people’s lives.

Mar 25, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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