Stories by Ruth Rosen

Ruth Rosen is a historian and journalist who teaches public policy at UC Berkeley. She is a senior fellow at the Longview Institute. subscribe to Ruth Rosen's feed

Profitable Pills in Search of a Disease

Posted on: Jun 19, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Hormone therapy was promised to give postmenopausal women protection from serious medical problems -- not to mention the glow of eternal youthfulness.

Weapons of Mass Deception

Posted on: Jun 8, 2003, Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Congress must now hold the kind of public hearings that unmasked the secrets in the Watergate scandal.

Could It Happen Again?

Posted on: May 11, 2003, Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Are we that far off from once again suffering the persecution of McCarthyism in this country?

The GOP's Great Mother's Day Prank

Posted on: May 5, 2003, Source: San Francisco Chronicle

You can almost hear Republican operatives laughing behind closed doors as they wipe out the 40-hour work week under the cover of offering 'flexibility.'

At Home, No Superpower

Posted on: Apr 30, 2003, Source: San Francisco Chronicle

The well-being of mothers and children in this country is deteriorating rapidly.

A Global Antiwar Movement

Posted on: Feb 12, 2003, Source: AlterNet

The unprecedented global outpouring against the war may be a first step toward the birth of a grassroots global democracy.

The Power of Peaceful Protest

Posted on: Jul 24, 2002, Source: San Francisco Chronicle

The victory of 600 Nigerian women against ChevronTexaco is a testament to the power of non-violent protest.

A Less Democratic Nation

Posted on: Mar 20, 2002, Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Life may seem back to normal six months after 9/11. But the veneer of routine hides a stark, unsettling change -- the loss of our democratic freedoms.

Commonweal: 25 Years of Healing

Posted on: Jan 15, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Commonweal, an innovative healing center, has helped thousands live with life-threatening illnesses. Now their energies are being rededicated to the environmental health field.

The Day Ashcroft Foiled FOIA

Posted on: Jan 6, 2002, Source: San Francisco Chronicle

In a memo that slipped beneath the political radar, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft has vigorously urged federal agencies to resist Freedom of Information Act requests.

The Load Not Taken

Posted on: Sep 25, 2000, Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Co-workers who don't have kids seethe -- often in silence -- when they have to complete the tasks of those who do. But the real villain is a work culture that is failing to keep up with the times.

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