Got Milk? Get Investigated Got Milk? Get Investigated
State and federal authorities are relying on undercover agents to entrap dairy farmers.
May 27, 2008 / Feature / David E. Gumpert
FDA Puts Medical Test Subjects in Danger FDA Puts Medical Test Subjects in Danger
Research subjects in developing countries--often the poorest, the sickest and with the fewest options--become more vulnerable.
May 19, 2008 / Feature / Sonia Shah
Real Clear Numbers: 101,000 US Casualties a Year Real Clear Numbers: 101,000 US Casualties a Year
The psychological wounds of war will be with us for years to come.
Apr 24, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Health Policy Placebos Health Policy Placebos
Clinton and Obama haven't come up with real solutions yet, but a mass movement could push them toward the right solution.
Mar 27, 2008 / Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein
Cautionary Healthcare Tales From California and Massachusetts Cautionary Healthcare Tales From California and Massachusetts
Signs of trouble no matter who is elected President.
Mar 25, 2008 / Feature / Trudy Lieberman
Milk Wars Milk Wars
As struggling dairy farmers seek profits by responding to rising consumer demand for raw milk, regulators are taking a hard line.
Mar 5, 2008 / Feature / David E. Gumpert
Long Roe to Hoe Long Roe to Hoe
Improving the sorry state of US reproductive health policy requires serious shifts within the women's movement and the abortion rights movement.
Jan 17, 2008 / Frances Kissling and Kate Michelman
Toy Story Toy Story
An eviscerated Consumer Product Safety Commission means American children still face perils from their toys.
Jan 3, 2008 / Daphne Eviatar
USDA Bets the Farm on Animal ID Program USDA Bets the Farm on Animal ID Program
A plan to implant farm animals with electronic tracking tags gives corporate agriculture a monopoly on the future of food, and it has sparked political backlash in rural America.
Dec 14, 2007 / Feature / William Pentland and David E. Gumpert