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At Catholic Hospitals, a ‘Right to Life’ but Not a Right to Death

At Catholic Hospitals, a ‘Right to Life’ but Not a Right to Death At Catholic Hospitals, a ‘Right to Life’ but Not a Right to Death

Five states permit doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives, but Catholic hospitals still refuse to let their patients “die with dignity.”

Oct 8, 2015 / Katherine Stewart

A researcher works alongside a tray of vials containing cerebral spinal fluid.

Fetal-Tissue Bans Are All About Making Abortion Providers Look Like Monsters Fetal-Tissue Bans Are All About Making Abortion Providers Look Like Monsters

Life-saving research is collateral damage in the war on Planned Parenthood.

Oct 8, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Culture That Capitalism Created

The Culture That Capitalism Created The Culture That Capitalism Created

An interview with Boots Riley.

Oct 8, 2015 / Laura Flanders

Why We Can’t Have Nice Things—Like Gun Control

Why We Can’t Have Nice Things—Like Gun Control Why We Can’t Have Nice Things—Like Gun Control

Gun extremists in Congress, heavily backed by weapons manufacturers and the NRA, wield wildly disproportionate influence.

Oct 8, 2015 / The Editors

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Letters From the October 26, 2015, Issue Letters From the October 26, 2015, Issue

Papal buzzkill… sister act… Bern, baby, bern… fuzzy math?… Greider the great…

Oct 8, 2015 / Our Readers and Bryce Covert

Comix Nation

Comix Nation Comix Nation

Oct 8, 2015 / Jen Sorensen

A protest at Northeastern University following the suspension of its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter.

Major Report Exposes Insidious Campaign Against Pro-Palestine Activists on US Campuses Major Report Exposes Insidious Campaign Against Pro-Palestine Activists on US Campuses

Universities often face overwhelming, disproportionate pressure from powerful donors to censor the speech of professors and students.

Oct 8, 2015 / Radhika Sainath

Ben Carson

Ben Carson Just Keeps Getting More Awful. Why? Ben Carson Just Keeps Getting More Awful. Why?

The mild-mannered reactionary used to be the anti-Trump. Now he’s one-upping him on guns. This won’t end well.

Oct 7, 2015 / Joan Walsh

Insider Trading Hits the Sports World

Insider Trading Hits the Sports World Insider Trading Hits the Sports World

FanDuel and DraftKings are enmeshed in a rank scandal whose stink has spread to their sports league partners as well as ESPN.

Oct 7, 2015 / Dave Zirin

The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria

The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria The New Cold War Is Now Being Waged on Three Fronts: Ukraine, Europe and Syria

It need not be on any of them.

Oct 7, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

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