Science and Health

At G8, Obama, Clinton Must Speak With One Voice for Safe Abortion Access At G8, Obama, Clinton Must Speak With One Voice for Safe Abortion Access

Hillary Clinton has unequivocally stated that all women around the world must have the right to abortion. Will Obama confirm that position at the G8 summit this weekend?

Jun 25, 2010 / Jessica Arons and Shira Saperstein

The Coming Era of Energy Disasters The Coming Era of Energy Disasters

In our extreme energy era, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico isn't a one-shot disaster but an arrow pointing to a nightmarish future.

Jun 24, 2010 / Michael T. Klare

Leading Cornell Doctor Performing Genital Cutting

Leading Cornell Doctor Performing Genital Cutting Leading Cornell Doctor Performing Genital Cutting

Who’d have thought a celebrated Ivy League medical center would be practicing genital cutting on small children?

Jun 21, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

The Unexpected Winning Issue for Democrats: Healthcare

The Unexpected Winning Issue for Democrats: Healthcare The Unexpected Winning Issue for Democrats: Healthcare

New polling suggests a vote for healthcare reform will be a political positive for Democrats in competitive House and Senate races.

Jun 21, 2010 / John Nichols

The Kids Are Just Fine, Thanks The Kids Are Just Fine, Thanks

The organization that funded research bashing donor conception fights against marriage rights for same-sex couples. Should what they say about non-traditional families be trusted?

Jun 18, 2010 / Emily Douglas

Retreat to Subsistence Retreat to Subsistence

Could the introduction of genetically modified genes into Mexico's landrace corns lead to their extinction?

Jun 16, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby

Robot Rock Robot Rock

Video may have killed the radio star, but the vocoder liberates her voice.

Jun 9, 2010 / Books & the Arts / J. Gabriel Boylan

A Single-Payer Laboratory in Vermont A Single-Payer Laboratory in Vermont

Don't count single-payer out yet. Vermont just passed a bill mandating a study of three approaches to universal healthcare, including single-payer, and will adopt the best plan.

May 13, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Enhancement of the Senses The Enhancement of the Senses

In The Age of Wonder, Richard Holmes lucidly charts how the Romantics were as transfixed by the failures of science as they were by its bright accomplishments.

May 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Paula Findlen

Interview: Disposable Soldiers

Interview: Disposable Soldiers Interview: Disposable Soldiers

BBC & PRI's "The World" interviews reporter Joshua Kors about the deliberate misdiagnosis of returning veterans. 

May 10, 2010 / Press Room

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