Pulling the Plug on Ex-Gay Quackery
More states should follow California’s lead and protect minors from the junk science known as “conversion therapy.”
This Week in OtherWords: A Genetically Engineered Food Special Edition
In her debut guest column, Jill Richardson challenges big food companies to boast about their penchant for these modified crops if they’re so wonderful.
Consumer Choice: As American as Apple Pie
The creation of a new genetically modified apple highlights once again the need for clear labeling of this kind of food.
Big Food Fight
If the products they sell us are as great as they say, what are General Mills, Kraft, and other processed food giants hiding?
Big Food Behemoths Embarrass their Organic Offshoots
Big Food’s mobilization against California’s right-to-know law is making more green-minded consumers aware of the companies that own their favorite brands.
Baseball Escapism
It’s a big business, like all professional sports, that uses good old American values to lure customers.
Healing our Health Care System
Unsafe nurse-to-patient staffing levels are a key cause of 98,000 preventable deaths each year.
Smoldering Planet
Colorado’s wildfires and the record heat waves should sober up some climate change doubters.
Healing Mother Nature’s Wounds
Our health is at stake.
Bank of America’s Healthier Roots
Founder Amadeo P. Giannini built a booming business while helping others improve their lot and their communities.
Stealing State Parks
Top politicos in many states are closing many of their parks, slashing hours and services at others, or simply handing over the public’s asset to profiteering corporations.
Those Bad Old Days Are Still with Us
“The Help” is drawing attention to today’s domestic workers.
A Recipe for Climate Action
Just a pinch of fear can go a long way.
The UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident
Lt. John Pike hosed down a line of silent, passive, determined, and frightened students, as if they were nothing more than weeds he needed to kill.
Shouldn’t Americans Repair America’s Infrastructure?
The $7-billion reconstruction of the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland is in the hands of a state-subsidized Chinese company.