Science and Health

Big Tobacco and the Historians Big Tobacco and the Historians

A tale of seduction and intimidation.

Feb 25, 2010 / Feature / Jon Wiener

CPR for the Public Option CPR for the Public Option

There's still a chance it can be resuscitated.

Feb 25, 2010 / Chris Hayes

LIVE VIDEO: Feed of Health Care Summit from WhiteHouse.gov LIVE VIDEO: Feed of Health Care Summit from WhiteHouse.gov

Live feed of Health Care Summitt.

Feb 25, 2010 / Ari Melber

Obama to Push Health Plan at Summit Obama to Push Health Plan at Summit

Obama is billing the summit as a last-ditch attempt to solicit Republican ideas for healthcare reform.

Feb 24, 2010 / Lindsay Beyerstein

The Benefits of Long-Term Reform The Benefits of Long-Term Reform

Hayes discusses his support of health care reform in the wake of its nation-wide unpopularity in the polls.

Feb 23, 2010 / MSNBC

Litmus Test: The People, or the Insurance Companies? Litmus Test: The People, or the Insurance Companies?

Since 1945, health insurance companies have been allowed to collude to fix prices. Members of Congress will soon vote on whether to reinstate anti-trust provisions for the industry...

Feb 22, 2010 / Darcy Burner

Obama Stalls for Time With Healthcare Summit Obama Stalls for Time With Healthcare Summit

Obama's healthcare summit is a delay tactic--it's what happens after, when someone steps up to steer the bill, that counts.

Feb 10, 2010 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein

Tell ‘The Nation’: Voices of the Uninsured Tell ‘The Nation’: Voices of the Uninsured

Uninsured Americans have arguably the highest stake in the outcome of the healthcare debate--so why are they absent from the national conversation over its fate?

Feb 9, 2010 / Feature / Various Contributors

Ten Things to Oppose the Anti-Gay Legislation in Uganda Ten Things to Oppose the Anti-Gay Legislation in Uganda

Although homosexuality is criminalized in 80 countries, the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 is the most egregious attempt to sanction homophobia and threaten the human righ...

Feb 4, 2010 / Feature / The Nation

The Scoop on Koop’s Healthcare Lies The Scoop on Koop’s Healthcare Lies

When I first saw this spot on TV, I thought, uh-oh, (another) final nail in the coffin of healthcare reform. The bow tie, the Captain Ahab beard, the one eyebrow preaching from h...

Feb 2, 2010 / Leslie Savan

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