The Junk Science of George W. Bush The Junk Science of George W. Bush
It's more fiction than fact.
Feb 19, 2004 / Feature / Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Lost in Space Lost in Space
A while back, in a column calling for more arts funding, I observed that a lot more people are interested in classical music, ballet, theater and museums than are interested in s...
Jan 15, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Coverage for No One Coverage for No One
My patient John Elias, with a fixed income from Social Security and a small pension, is a perfect candidate for prescription drug coverage.
Dec 24, 2003 / Dr. Marc Siegel
Trouble in Prozac Nation Trouble in Prozac Nation
Correction: Editorial tightening created the impression that two drug studies, by Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline, were one study by Pfizer. We regret the error.
Dec 18, 2003 / Richard DeGrandpre
Occupational Hazards Occupational Hazards
One of the greatest paradoxes of the modern era is the relationship between science and rationalism.
Dec 4, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Omer Bartov
The AIDS Challenge The AIDS Challenge
This World AIDS Day we were greeted by new, more accurate data from the World Health Organization (WHO) confirming the astonishing scope of the global epidemic: Some 40 million a...
Dec 4, 2003 / The Editors
Killing Medicare Killing Medicare
The Medicare "reform" legislation just passed by Congress sends the program on a path to destruction.
Nov 26, 2003 / Trudy Lieberman
Also Turned Away Also Turned Away
Forty-four states in the United States today bar people with mental illnesses from voting.
Nov 6, 2003 / Feature / Michael Chandler and Jamie York
The MTA, Bus Depots and Race The MTA, Bus Depots and Race
Bus depots are one of many environmental culprits that contribute to health problems in poor communities of color.
Oct 17, 2003 / Feature / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
A High-Level Food Fight A High-Level Food Fight
The so-called clash of civilizations is not limited to militant Islam against superpower Christianity, nor to wealthy nations opposed by a multitude of poor ones.
Oct 16, 2003 / Feature / William Greider