Have We Reached Our Civilization's Tipping Point?
In his new book, Lester Brown explores the tipping points that overwhelmed previous civilizations reveals clues about our present situation.
In his new book, Lester Brown explores the tipping points that overwhelmed previous civilizations reveals clues about our present situation.
Kelli Conlin | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics
Heightened awareness is critical to increasing use of Plan B: a safe, effective back up method of birth control. Nearly 40 percent of women 18-30 remain unaware of this valuable medication.
nytimes.com | Alex Williams | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living
IN more than a few circles -- publishing, finance, automotive design -- small talk at cocktail parties has shifted from real estate (too depressing) t...
AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living
WASHINGTON — Women's groups cheered the government's decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a...
AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.23.2009 | Home
WASHINGTON — Seventeen-year-olds will be able to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, a decision tha...
AP | Posted 05.07.2009 | Chicago
A central Illinois judge has ruled that the state can't force two pharmacists with religious objections to abortion to dispense emergency contraceptio...
Chris Weigant | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics
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Sharon L. Camp | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics
Given that the typical women wants two children, she spends only a few years trying to become or being pregnant, but about three decades trying to avoid pregnancy.
Cristina Page | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics
Monday, the US district court finally got the anti-contraception genie, and some of the bullying lawless politics of the Bush era, back in the bottle.
Laurie Rosenfield | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living
We all need to change our thinking. If you want a result that's different than your current reality, it starts with your thinking. If we succumb to the fear we will be paralyzed.
Meghan Rhoad | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
The Global Gag Rule withheld critical funds from organizations abroad which provided legal, voluntary abortions, counseled women about abortion, and engaged in advocacy for abortion rights.
Associated Press | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO - The Illinois Supreme Court has dealt a blow to a rule requiring pharmacies to dispense emergency contraception. Lower courts had dismissed ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics
I have to begin here today by stomping all over a cutesy term the media has come up with for the upcoming economic "summit" George W. Bush is holding ...
Laura Carlsen | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics
Plan B was the legacy plan, designed to lock in as many Bush policies as possible before losing the presidency to the Democrats.
Matthew Stein | Posted 08.07.2008 | Green
There is no single "right way" to implement Plan B, but the following list would go a long way towards insuring that we and our children will have a world worth living in.
Hillary Clinton | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is poised to put in place new barriers to accessing common forms of contraception by labeling them "abortion." We can't let them get away with this.
Linda Buzzell | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green