Roberts’s Queer Reasoning on AIDS Roberts’s Queer Reasoning on AIDS
When John G. Roberts Jr. counseled President Ronald Reagan on AIDS policies, did he willfully perpetuate the myth that AIDS can be spread by casual contact?
Sep 26, 2005 / Feature / David W. Webber
The Red Cross: A Question of Competence The Red Cross: A Question of Competence
The Gulf Coast hurricanes have raised new questions about the integrity and competence of the American Red Cross to respond to national emergencies. In this report from The Nation...
Sep 21, 2005 / Feature / Linda Heller
Fear Itself Fear Itself
Some people are scaring themselves about the wrong things in ways that are doing terrorists' work for them. Here's one physician's prescription for bringing irrational fears under ...
Sep 20, 2005 / Dr. Marc Siegel
‘The Constant Gardener’: What the Movie Missed ‘The Constant Gardener’: What the Movie Missed
As Big Pharma increasingly turns to the Third World to test its products, this lush film will spark outrage, but glosses over the constant vigilance necessary to police drug trials...
Aug 30, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Sonia Shah
Junk Food Nation Junk Food Nation
The recent conflict over what America eats is an example of how in Bush's America corporate interests trump public health.
Aug 11, 2005 / Feature / Gary Ruskin and Juliet Schor
Cannabis Interrupted Cannabis Interrupted
The Supreme Court's medical marijuana decision was a major setback for common sense.
Jul 13, 2005 / Herman Schwartz
Avian Flu: A State of Unreadiness Avian Flu: A State of Unreadiness
America remains unprepared for a possible avian flu pandemic.
Jun 29, 2005 / Feature / Mike Davis
Plan B for Plan B Plan B for Plan B
The FDA's refusal to issue a decision on Plan B reflects the influence of the Christian right over Bush Administration policy.
Jun 29, 2005 / Ayelish McGarvey
Genetically Speaking Genetically Speaking
There is no specific genetic marker that distinguishes one race from another.
Jun 2, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Stem Cell Wedge? Stem Cell Wedge?
The fight over stem cell research has divided Congressional Republicans.
Jun 2, 2005 / David Corn