Death by Pink Slip
A film on a health care system that impoverishes and kills people, just because they lose their jobs.
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The Complete Book of Robots
A comprehensive new robotics handbook raises the question: Will we take these machines into our everyday lives? A Miller-McCune interview of the University of Naples' Bruno Siciliano.
Law and Terror
A legal analyst argues for a novel solution to the legal wars over anti-terrorism policy: Congress doing its job.
Oprah and the Downfall of American Society
A journalism professor finds a straw woman on daytime TV and, in the name of scholarship, knocks her right down.
Sustainable Acclaim
When an academic gets to introduce his new book on "The Daily Show," you know he's reaching a wider audience. A Miller-McCune interview of The Earth Institute's Jeffrey Sachs.
Bioterror in Context
How and why the threat of bioterrorism has been so greatly exaggerated. A Miller-McCune interview of UCLA's William R. Clark.
Righting Wrongs by Writing Writs
A documentary looks at historic injustice in the Texas prison system — and comments on the habeas corpus battles of the war on terror.
Help, the Conservatives Are Attacking My Brain
A psychotherapist argues that right-wing political operatives, religious leaders and the media are prospering by screwing with our collective sense of reality.
An Activist Manual for the Davos Crowd
The "megacommunity" approach to problem solving, with a dose of consultant-speak.