Public Health

If serious mental illnesses are highly heritable, wouldn't the sterilization and murder of such people diminish their prevalence?

Is our national habit of eating dead animals dragging us closer and closer to a flu pandemic that could kill tens of millions of Americans?

The US is the only developed nation in the entire world that doesn't guarantee paid sick leave to its workers.

For the first time ever, the US has the ability to become a major exporter of natural gas, courtesy of the fracking boom.

The numbers of hungry Americans is striking; Bacon's photos give them a face.

Walmart drops thousands of part-time employees from its health insurance plan in the week after widespread protests against the retail giant, and more.

Fracking has become the new gold rush for those who stand to benefit. But for those who stand in the way, it can be devastating.

Films depicting the drug war and AIDS crisis may surprise progressives and should be required viewing.

Corn is under imperialistic attack in its place of origin, primarily at the hands of NAFTA.

The last time life expectancy fell for a large number of American women was 1918, due to Spanish influenza.