SARS and Inequality SARS and Inequality
Over the past few months, yet another epidemic has come to trouble our unhappy world. Shortly after SARS was identified, the entire globe was put on notice.
May 8, 2003 / Editorial / Paul Farmer
Fear and Its Discontents Fear and Its Discontents
I n March for my online column "Ask Dr.
May 1, 2003 / Editorial / Dr. Marc Siegel
Fear, Truth and SARS Fear, Truth and SARS
By focusing only on the worst-case scenarios regarding the spread of SARS, the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control are trying to control the populace ...
Apr 30, 2003 / Feature / Dr. Marc Siegel
A Pox on America A Pox on America
In December, when hospitals in Atlanta and Richmond announced that they were opting out of the federal smallpox vaccination plan, opinion leaders reacted as if the physicians h...
Apr 10, 2003 / Editorial / Madeline Drexler
Statement in Support of Legislation to Prohibit Cloning Statement in Support of Legislation to Prohibit Cloning
We, the undersigned, support legislation to prohibit the cloning of human embryos for either medical experimentation or for giving birth to a human being.
Apr 2, 2003 / Editorial / The Nation
The Supermax Solution The Supermax Solution
The billboard at the east entrance to the remote rural village of Tamms, Illinois, reads "Tamms: The First Super Max," and below, in lowercase letters, "a good place to live." ...
Feb 13, 2003 / Editorial / Regan Good
The Right Not to Be in Pain The Right Not to Be in Pain
Since the bottom line here is terrible physical pain, let's start with someone who has spent most of her life in that condition. There are millions like her. Patricia C.
Jan 16, 2003 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
The Right Drug Rx The Right Drug Rx
With a doctor in charge of the Senate, compassionate conservatism is well positioned to run roughshod over the issue that traditionally worked well for Democrats--healthcare.
Jan 9, 2003 / Editorial / Merrill Goozner
Healthcare for All–Now Healthcare for All–Now
If there were a firing squad for political rhetoric, the phrase "single payer" would have to be placed against the wall and blown away.
Dec 18, 2002 / Editorial / David Corn