The Legacy of Guantánamo The Legacy of Guantánamo
The hard lessons of Guantánamo have yet to be learned, while many of the old mistakes are being repeated.
Jul 14, 2003 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner
Missed Conception Missed Conception
Hawaii recently became the fifth state to make emergency contraception, also known as the morning-after pill, available directly from pharmacists. This is far from a small regulato...
Jun 26, 2003 / Kirsten Moore
The Case for Public Patents The Case for Public Patents
It seems clear that one of the keys to public health is establishing public patents.
Jun 19, 2003 / Dennis Kucinich
Labor’s Health Problem Labor’s Health Problem
While fighting givebacks, unions can't lose sight of the big healthcare picture.
Jun 19, 2003 / Feature / Steve Early
Privatizing Medicare Privatizing Medicare
The Medicare bills passed by the Senate Finance Committee on June 12 and the House Ways and Means Committee on June 17 move the thirty-eight-year-old social insurance program o...
Jun 19, 2003 / Trudy Lieberman
Globalization and GMOs Globalization and GMOs
With the end of the Iraq war, the globalization war is heating up around trade again, this time over the issue of genetically modified food. George W.
Jun 5, 2003 / Tom Hayden
Offering Hope–at a Price Offering Hope–at a Price
US drug firms make the choice clear: our outrageous profits or your life.
May 22, 2003 / Feature / Katharine Greider
The Trials of Ed Rosenthal The Trials of Ed Rosenthal
Come June 4, Ed Rosenthal will be back in US District Court in San Francisco, to hear what sentence Judge Charles Breyer has decided to impose.
May 8, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
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 / Paul Farmer
Fear and Its Discontents Fear and Its Discontents
I n March for my online column "Ask Dr.
May 1, 2003 / Dr. Marc Siegel