Science and Health

Health Insurance Lobby Gears Up to Defeat Effort to Strengthen Obamacare in California

Health Insurance Lobby Gears Up to Defeat Effort to Strengthen Obamacare in California Health Insurance Lobby Gears Up to Defeat Effort to Strengthen Obamacare in California

Health insurance companies have already raised millions to defeat a measure in 2014 to block unjustified rate hikes. 

Jun 17, 2013 / Lee Fang

Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents

Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents

The unanimous decision is a victory for patients, women, scientists, doctors, researchers and human kind.

Jun 13, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy

What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Decision in ‘AMP v. Myriad Genetics’

What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Decision in ‘AMP v. Myriad Genetics’ What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Decision in ‘AMP v. Myriad Genetics’

The outcome will effect far more than just the genetic test for breast cancer.

Jun 5, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy

Revealed: Letters From Republicans Seeking Obamacare Money

Revealed: Letters From Republicans Seeking Obamacare Money Revealed: Letters From Republicans Seeking Obamacare Money

It’s the height of hypocrisy: They call for repeal of the law but plead for its dollars on behalf of constituents.

Jun 5, 2013 / Lee Fang

The Most Underestimated Feminist in DC

The Most Underestimated Feminist in DC The Most Underestimated Feminist in DC

With a two-seat gain while chair of the DSCC and a successful effort to get a budget through the Senate under her belt, Patty Murray has become a major force in the Senate.

Jun 4, 2013 / David Sarasohn

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: A New Golden Age for Bicycles?

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: A New Golden Age for Bicycles? This Week in ‘Nation’ History: A New Golden Age for Bicycles?

New York’s new bike-share program could represent a comeback for bicycles, the impending disappearance of which was prematurely declared in The Nation eighty years ago.

Jun 1, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

John Kitzhaber’s Oregon Dream

John Kitzhaber’s Oregon Dream John Kitzhaber’s Oregon Dream

This third-term governor is rethinking healthcare and education with holistic, community-based programs.

May 22, 2013 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness

Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness

In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s well-intentioned exhortation for “every woman” to explore their risk of breast cancer, one company stands to make a staggering profit.

May 16, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy

Fight Clubs: On Napoleon Chagnon

Fight Clubs: On Napoleon Chagnon Fight Clubs: On Napoleon Chagnon

One anthropologist’s place in his field’s ongoing battle over questions of power, means and ends.

May 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker

Exchange—Mental Illness: Lighter and Darker Exchange—Mental Illness: Lighter and Darker

On “Madness in the Method” from April 22.

May 15, 2013 / Our Readers and Miriam Markowitz

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