Science and Health

Social Pseudoscience Social Pseudoscience

Every five years the psychologist Judith Wallerstein updates her ongoing study of 131 children whose parents were going through divorce in Marin County, California, in 1971, an...

Oct 5, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Pill of Choice Pill of Choice

It took twelve years for the FDA to approve mifepristone--also known as RU-486--and most of that time had less to do with medicine than with the politics of abortion. Still, th...

Oct 5, 2000 / The Editors

Stem the Tide of Research? Fuhgeddaboutit Stem the Tide of Research? Fuhgeddaboutit

President Bush was not deterred by lack of expertise when it came to deciding a highly specialized scientific issue.

Aug 14, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Why We Need a Care Movement Why We Need a Care Movement

We have the Bill of Rights and we have civil rights. Now we need a Right to Care, and it's going to take a movement to get it.

Feb 23, 2000 / Feature / Deborah Stone

Medical Rebels Medical Rebels

Research support for this article was provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.

Feb 3, 2000 / Feature / Katherine Eban Finkelstein

The Politics of Food The Politics of Food

Case sawed shakily at his steak, reducing it to uneaten bite-sized fragments, which he pushed around in the rich sauce.... "Jesus," Molly said, her own plate empty, "gimme that.

Dec 9, 1999 / Feature / Maria Margaronis

Food Fight Comes to America Food Fight Comes to America

As the international uprising against genetically engineered (GE) foods continues to grow, the worst fear of US government and business officials is that the commotion abroad wil...

Dec 9, 1999 / Feature / Maria Margaronis

Bradley Does Healthcare Bradley Does Healthcare

With his recent speech on healthcare, Bill Bradley has moved the worsening plight of the uninsured back into the spotlight.

Oct 7, 1999 / Jacob S. Hacker

Inherit an Ill Wind Inherit an Ill Wind

Way down in Georgia last month, REM lead singer Michael Stipe paused in the middle of a solo during a rock concert because he had Kansas on his mind.

Sep 16, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Larry Witham and Edward Larson

Marijuana Made Easy Marijuana Made Easy

For more than half a century, the US government has maintained a hard line on marijuana, denying that the plant has any medical value at all.

Sep 2, 1999 / Feature / Cynthia Cotts

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