Why do all the films about African-Americans tell the same troubled stories?

The underutilized contraceptive is making a big comeback thanks to a major grant. But is it enough to stop the spread of HIV?

NEWSWEEK's Evan Thomas and The New York Times' Elizabeth Green discuss whether educators are born or made.

How we can save billions by cutting out unnecessary procedures that kill tens of thousands a year.

Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message That Feminism's Work Is Done

Local media is abuzz about 'K2'. A scary drug, or just another drug scare?

Despite sensational headlines about Haitian orphans, children adopted from developing nations can thrive in the United States. I know, from personal experience.

A Florida woman tweeting her abortion is trying to take the shame out of the procedure. It's a high-tech twist on an evolving mission, one that's had limited success.

The Art of Choosing

A scientist explains his fascinating research. Then we explain his explanation.

A critical shortage of primary-care physicians is yet another symptom of our ailing health-care system.

Judith Warner set out to write a book about how neurotic parents and nefarious psychiatrists were drugging basically healthy kids into well-behaved oblivion.

FACTCHECK.ORG

This marathon discussion had no shortage of factual malpractice.

Athletes at the peak of physical health often face the same hurdles to insurance coverage as the rest of us.

Despite the blame she took for ruining lives, hers was the one most likely to remain tragic.

John Edwards's mistress has been surprisingly silent in public.

Climate scientists who play fast and loose with the facts are imperiling not just their profession but the planet.

In the latest NEWSWEEK Poll, the majority of Americans are opposed to President Obama's health-care reform plan—until they learn the details. Plus, a look at very unhappy mood of the electorate.

The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum