You know the state of health care in the U.S. is bad when President Bush is preparing to announce a plan that will increase taxes ““ anathema to Republican ideology ““ to combat the rising cost of health insurance. Read more...

The UC Board of Regents has approved a fee increase for undergraduate and graduate students every year since 2002. Last year, students avoided a fee increase when Gov. Read more...

I can hear her voice faltering over the phone, and it breaks my heart. As Norma McCorvey ““ the Roe from Roe v. Wade ““ lost her composure describing to me the millions who’ve died because of the court case that bears her name, I knew she had truly changed. Read more...

“It’s the end of the world,” my neighbor remarked last week as we marveled over the layer of hail covering the staircase leading to our apartments. Read more...

Not so long ago, there was a Queen of Talkshowland, who was richer than even Midas. She was generous and quirky, and people generally liked her. Read more...

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Female sexuality misrepresented I’m afraid I have some sad news for Lana Yoo (“Victoria holds the secrets of sexuality,” Jan. 16): Victoria’s Secret models represent neither “modern woman’s autonomy” nor female sexuality. Read more...