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When Will Americans Reach the Promised Land of Universal Health Care?

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


Thomas DeLorenzo

As I fool everyone with my Armani suits, deep down inside I remain a scared boy, praying each day that somehow there will be a end to this crisis called AIDS.

Re-Gifting

Kate Clinton | Posted 04.30.2009 | Living


Kate Clinton

The same year I began my career, Pope John Paul and President Ronald Reagan began their careers. It was also the year that gay men began dying from AIDS.

Pope Condom Quote Undermines Credibility

Wayne Besen | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics


Wayne Besen

"You can't resolve HIV with the distribution of condoms," the Pope told reporters aboard the Alitalia plane headed to Yaounde, Cameroon. "On the contrary, it increases the problem."

DC AIDS Rate Soars, Considered A 'Severe' Epidemic

Washington Post | Jose Antonio Vargas and Darryl Fears | Posted 04.14.2009 | Home


At least 3 percent of District residents have HIV or AIDS, a total that far surpasses the 1 percent threshold that constitutes a "generalized and seve...

Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.

So You Think You Can Dance... For 26 Hours?

Levi Felix | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living


Levi Felix

"Dance Marathon places students at the forefront of social change, illustrating that this generation will not simply sit back and watch injustice unfold."

Indevus Gel Protects Women From AIDS Virus: Research

Reuters | Posted 03.12.2009 | Living


An Indevus Pharmaceuticals gel formulated to protect women from the virus that causes AIDS appeared to protect about a third of them from infection --...

Obama, Please Ignore Kristof For Now

Melissa Gira Grant | Posted 03.09.2009 | World


Melissa Gira Grant

The Bush administration has supported the raids of Cambodian brothels for at least as long as Kristof has been demanding they step up a fight they are already in -- and losing.

Black AIDS Day

Gloria Reuben | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics


Gloria Reuben

We must turn a critical eye inward, and face the fact that HIV/AIDS has reached crisis levels among the Black population of the US. The statistics are startling.

Playing Games with Women's Lives

Alex Horne | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


Alex Horne

The Global Gag Rule restricts U.S. foreign aid to non-US-based organizations that provide legal voluntary abortion services or advocate for less restrictive abortion laws within their country.

Where Violence Against Women Is Rampant

Zama Coursen-Neff | Posted 02.27.2009 | World


Zama Coursen-Neff

In Papua New Guinea, research indicates, two-thirds of women experience domestic violence, and 50 percent of women have experienced forced sex.

Beyond the Global Gag Rule

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics


Jodi Jacobson

Originally written for RHRealityCheck.org - Information, commentary and community for Reproductive Health and Justice. In Kenya, homeland of Presiden...

Obama Asks Abstinence-Only AIDS Coodinator to Stay

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics


Jodi Jacobson

Global AIDS Coordinator Dybul is morally responsible for speaking out when taxpayer funding is being used to perpetuate ideology over evidence, and is leaving people at risk of new infections.

HIV Activists Sentenced in Senegal: The Other Side of Rick Warren's "Humanitarian Issue"

Scott Swenson | Posted 02.09.2009 | World


Scott Swenson

Christianity is a belief, a choice. Sexuality is gift from God, for believers. I am gay, I don't "believe" I'm gay, and I never had a choice, for which I thank God everyday.

New Bill Would Allow Federal Funds for Syringe Exchange

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living


Jodi Jacobson

Syringe exchange and other tales of corrupted policy are the neglected underbelly of the global AIDS success story of the Bush Administration, undermining efforts to prevent new infections.

AIDS Charity and our Domestic Needs

Cord Jefferson | Posted 01.11.2009 | Living


Cord Jefferson

Among Manhattan's middle-aged black men, the HIV/AIDS rates are comparable to those of sub-Saharan Africa. Blacks in the United States are at a flash point in their struggle with AIDS.

The Day of the Red Ribbon

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 01.01.2009 | Style


Dr. Logan Levkoff

If HIV is preventable, why are there over 56,000 new infections in this country every year? Why is it that red ribbons are only worn on World AIDS Day -- or occasionally to the Academy Awards?

What World AIDS Day Means To Me

Susan Smith Ellis | Posted 01.01.2009 | Living


Susan Smith Ellis

For me, today is a day where I think of what still needs to be done, of the literally millions of people we still need to help in Africa who are fighting to survive.

On the 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day, Turning the Corner for People Living with HIV

Dr. Ana Langer | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


Dr. Ana Langer

As people live longer with HIV, new challenges have emerged. Chief among them are the effects of social stigma and discrimination against people with HIV.

A Post-Thanksgiving Cornucopia: World AIDS Day, The Birth of (RED)WIRE, Milk and Prop 8

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.31.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

The new online digital magazine (RED)WIRE will sponsor a series of unique performances by artists such as U2 and Sheryl Crow, in its bid to help fight AIDS.

Study: HIV Could Be Eliminated In A Decade

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 12.26.2008 | Living


LONDON — The virus that causes AIDS could theoretically be eliminated in a decade if all people living in countries with high infection rates ar...

HIV Scare at St. Louis High School

Abigail Jones | Posted 11.24.2008 | Living


Abigail Jones

Normandy High School officials should have come out strongly, advocating openness, pushing sex education, and acknowledging the problems and pressures of teenage life.

McCain Works Against Access To Contraception, Does He Consider It Murder?

Michele Swenson | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home


Michele Swenson

Once again, the media and even Democratic candidate Obama have failed to follow-up on McCain's stated opposition to abortion by questioning his equal opposition to contraception - the primary means to reduce the rate of abortion.

Universal Healthcare and the 2008 Election

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics


Thomas DeLorenzo

We need to get back to basics and take care of the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS right here in this country first.

Annie Lennox Raises Her Voice

Marianne Schnall | Posted 09.12.2008 | Entertainment


Marianne Schnall

In this exclusive interview from the International AIDS Conference, Annie Lennox talks about the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the status of women, her SING campaign, and staying sane in a world gone mad.