Science and Supposition Science and Supposition
The new Obama protocols on scientific research will influence not just stem cells but climate change, genetics, sex education and food safety.
Mar 11, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Dr. Gupta, Give Me the News Dr. Gupta, Give Me the News
Withdrawing his bid for Surgeon General, CNN's Sanjay Gupta is headed back to TV. But his medical reporting, like his nomination, is worrisome.
Mar 6, 2009 / Chris Mooney
Will Obama Pay Your Doctor Bills? Will Obama Pay Your Doctor Bills?
A year from now, will America have affordable healthcare? Monica Sanchez, Adam Thompson, and Dr. Walter Tsou on Obama's healthcare reform plan.
Mar 4, 2009 / GRITtv
We Need a Department of Homegrown Security We Need a Department of Homegrown Security
Drop the scary Bush lingo and start creating resilient communities than can effectively recover from disaster in this age of financial and climate chaos.
Crisis of Faith Crisis of Faith
As the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reviews defrocked priest Paul Shanley's conviction on child rape charges, "repressed memory" will be held up to scientific scrutiny.
Feb 26, 2009 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Lab Test: Who Profits From Scientific Research? Lab Test: Who Profits From Scientific Research?
Does the profit motive distort and degrade the unpredictable path of scientific discovery?
Feb 26, 2009 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
The Food Lobby Goes to School The Food Lobby Goes to School
A look inside the backrooms of the capital, where the interests of American children intersect with the lobbyists for multinational food companies.
Feb 23, 2009 / American News Project
Eight Is Enough Eight Is Enough
With the birth of Nadya Suleman's octuplets, we confront the virtues of motherhood, the ethics of fertility clinics and the myths we still concoct about childless women's worth.
Feb 12, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Barney Frank: ‘Cut the Military Budget’ Barney Frank: ‘Cut the Military Budget’
In a 2009 Nation editorial the Congressman passionately called for money for healthcare, not warfare.
Feb 12, 2009 / Barney Frank
Back Talk: Adam Frank Back Talk: Adam Frank
A conversation with astrophysicist Adam Frank about science, religion and manifestations of the sacred in the physical world.
Feb 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood