Catholic Health Association Pulls Support From Contraception Mandate Catholic Health Association Pulls Support From Contraception Mandate
Catholic hospitals net billions in federal funding—yet demand special public policy just for them.
Jun 20, 2012 / Emily Douglas
‘Jamie Dimon, You’re No Good. The People Need a Robin Hood’ (VIDEO) ‘Jamie Dimon, You’re No Good. The People Need a Robin Hood’ (VIDEO)
Nurses and their allies launch a national campaign to push for a tax on financial transactions.
Jun 20, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Why Are Americans Losing Trust in the Supreme Court? Why Are Americans Losing Trust in the Supreme Court?
One simple answer is: partisanship.
Jun 18, 2012 / Barry Friedman
Healthcare and Scalia’s Broken Moral Compass Healthcare and Scalia’s Broken Moral Compass
As America awaits the Supreme Court’s decision on healthcare, it’s important to remember that what’s really on trial is humanity itself.
Jun 18, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue
What’s the Matter With Creationism? What’s the Matter With Creationism?
Forty-six percent of Americans believe that God created human beings within the last 10,000 years or so. Worry.
Jun 14, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Red State Rebuke to Religious Fear-Mongering A Red State Rebuke to Religious Fear-Mongering
North Dakota voters soundly reject a proposal to tear down the wall of separation between church and state. In so doing, they confirm popular distaste for the right-wing strategy o...
Jun 13, 2012 / John Nichols
Romney’s Healthcare Plan That Isn’t Romney’s Healthcare Plan That Isn’t
Mitt's Tuesday speech laid out his plans to replace Obamacare—but would only worsen the lack of insurance and market distortion that preceded it.
Jun 12, 2012 / Ben Adler
High-Stakes Healthcare Decision Looms for More Than 6 Million Young Americans High-Stakes Healthcare Decision Looms for More Than 6 Million Young Americans
A popular provision of the Affordable Care Act that has helped insure 6.6 million Americans under 26 could be eliminated by the Supreme Court.
Jun 11, 2012 / Zoë Carpenter
How Our Genetic Maps Are Being Sold to the Highest Bidder How Our Genetic Maps Are Being Sold to the Highest Bidder
People who give DNA samples—and big bucks—to companies in exchange for information on their potential medical risks are handing over more than saliva.
Jun 6, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Ai-Jen Poo: Preparing for a Changing America Ai-Jen Poo: Preparing for a Changing America
Are we prepared to care for the aging baby boomer population?
Jun 4, 2012 / Francis Reynolds