Science and Health

Taking on the Dental Crisis: A Q&A With Bernie Sanders

Taking on the Dental Crisis: A Q&A With Bernie Sanders Taking on the Dental Crisis: A Q&A With Bernie Sanders

Students miss 50 million hours of school each year because of dental problems. A hearing Wednesday confronts the crisis.

Feb 27, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Denied a Seat at Issa’s Hearing, Georgetown Student Has Her Day on the Hill Denied a Seat at Issa’s Hearing, Georgetown Student Has Her Day on the Hill

Democrats held a hearing on Capitol Hill today to hear about women that have been denied contraceptive access by a religious institution.

Feb 23, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s ‘Retro-Culture Wars’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s ‘Retro-Culture Wars’

Why is the Republican party resorting to hypocritical attempts to dictate American values?

Feb 23, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Women’s Health Is a New Front in the GOP’s War on Obama Katrina vanden Heuvel: Women’s Health Is a New Front in the GOP’s War on Obama

In the Republican frenzy to take down Obama, women and their health have become collateral damage.

Feb 16, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Galileo’s Credo

Galileo’s Credo Galileo’s Credo

Two new biographies differ over the astronomer’s view of the relationship between science and faith.

Feb 15, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Paula Findlen

On ‘Up w/ Chris Hayes,’ Richard Kim Challenges NOM’s Maggie Gallagher on Her Support for Ex-Gay Therapy On ‘Up w/ Chris Hayes,’ Richard Kim Challenges NOM’s Maggie Gallagher on Her Support for Ex-Gay Therapy

Gallagher, an opponent of same-sex marriage, denies she ever supported ex-gay therapy—but a look at her record proves otherwise.

Feb 13, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Liberals Are Winning the Culture War Liberals Are Winning the Culture War

It’s time that we realize the culture war is good for progressives.

Feb 13, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes

What We Learned From Planned Parenthood What We Learned From Planned Parenthood

Standing up for our principles and refusing to let the right-wing echo chamber define the debate—it works.

Feb 7, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Komen’s Ambiguous Apology Komen’s Ambiguous Apology

If Komen thinks it can replace its base with anti-choice activists, it will dwindle and die.

Feb 3, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt

Why the Komen/Planned Parenthood Breakup—While It Lasted—Was Good for Feminism

Why the Komen/Planned Parenthood Breakup—While It Lasted—Was Good for Feminism Why the Komen/Planned Parenthood Breakup—While It Lasted—Was Good for Feminism

The controversy provided a long-overdue spotlight on the difference between feminism as a brand and feminism as a political movement.

Feb 3, 2012 / Amy Schiller

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