Society

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

The Press and Private Lynch The Press and Private Lynch

The Pentagon was selling a patriotic tale. It found many eager buyers.

Jun 19, 2003 / Feature / Daphne Eviatar

My Life as a Rabbi My Life as a Rabbi

Inviting me to a recent wedding in Virginia, the proud parents asked if I would do some sort of officiation.

Jun 19, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero

Robert Kaplan is a hugely well-informed, indefatigable journalist who combines firsthand reporting, mostly from poor, badly governed or ungoverned countries, with wide reading ...

Jun 19, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell

The Ballad of Private Lynch The Ballad of Private Lynch

Preferring death to getting caught, She emptied weapons as she fought. Though shot and stabbed she didn't flinch. She battled on, did Private Lynch. Or did she?

Jun 19, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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

Anonymous Detentions Ruled Legal Anonymous Detentions Ruled Legal

"Citizens have a compelling interest in ensuring that their government does not abuse one of its most awesome powers, the power to arrest and jail."

Jun 17, 2003 / Feature / The Nation

New Law Assists Political Intimidation New Law Assists Political Intimidation

An unnecessary new law is used to undermine legitimate dissent.

Jun 15, 2003 / Feature / Daniel Forbes

Profits at Gunpoint Profits at Gunpoint

Unocal's pipeline in Burma becomes a test case in corporate responsibility.

Jun 12, 2003 / Feature / Daphne Eviatar

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