Antiretroviral drugs are perhaps some of the strongest drugs given to patients, so it was almost unheard of that these drugs would ever be administered without routine laboratory tests monitoring side effects as well as the individual's immune system.  Now, recent studies indicate that these costly ... Read More

Alec Ross is changing diplomacy. The Senior Advisor on Innovation to Secretary Clinton studies the distribution of power from government to the people. And he's noticed something about the relationship between the Web and traditional channels of power.Equating the Web’s democratizing influence over ... Read More

The Stonewall riots are credited for galvanizing the gay rights movement in the United States. As the movement celebrates its 40th birthday this weekend, it's critical to note gay rights are not yet over the hill.But neither has the struggle been a consistent movement toward equality, argues Sarah ... Read More

The death of analog TV, after a glorious 60-year run, and the transition to digital broadcasting marks the most significant change in television since Technicolor.The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the now open airwaves previously occupied by analog broadcasting are being bought up by ... Read More

I can already hear Andy Rooney complaining. In the continuing saga of the death of the newspaper, a recent thought experiment takes another punch at the New York Times.According to back-of-the-envelope calculations, The New York Times could send every subscriber an Amazon Kindle (retail $359) for ... Read More