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Cartoons of the Week
May 19–25, 2012
Facebook face-plants, plus other editorial cartoons from the week. -
Historic TIME Letters
Public Health
Novelist Alice Randall says black women choose to stay overweight, but the data proves social and environmental factors play a huge role
Of all the health dangers that disproportionately impact black children, air pollution might be the worst
What our daughters can learn from the tragic death of UVa student Yeardley Love at the hands of her former boyfriend, George Huguely
Why the new national focus on weight and food choices may promote needless anxiety among healthy teens and kids
Our social contract requires that we must occasionally stomach government policies that offend and outrage us
Nothing entices the right — and the left — like a battle over a woman’s body
Recent changes in the definitions of social ills show we’re still struggling to combat them
Millions of Americans have to go to work when they fall ill, a phenomenon known as presenteeism. But mandatory paid sick leave is healthier for us all
Only 1 in 7 medical mistakes gets noticed and reported. Hospitals should adhere to basic safety measures used by other industries
It’s the season for Samoas, Tagalongs and Thin Mints, and that means one thing: outrage!
Any person of faith who claims to believe in the sanctity of human life should pay attention when that life is in jeopardy
If people’s lives are at stake because of poorly funded parks, shouldn’t we do something about it?
Scientists are butting heads with the government over whether scientific openness trumps national security
New data shows that ending malaria is within our reach. We just need the resources to finish the job
“Condoms are much less expensive than treating the masses for STDs. Birth control is much less expensive than raising a child. What’s the problem?”
a commenter responding to Adam Cohen’s piece “Birth Control: Could It Be Illegal Again?”