Gene Gerard on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines http://www.truthdig.com/gene_gerard Truthdig, a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman. en editor@truthdig.com Copyright 2007 2007-01-12T07:03:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif Truthdig logo Gene Gerard: King George the Merciless http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070111_gene_gerard_king_george_the_merciless/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070111_gene_gerard_king_george_the_merciless/ clemency, crime, gerard, king george, mercy, pardons, punishment, King George

George Bush may have come to power claiming to be a “compassionate conservative,” but his miserly use of the president’s abililty to pardon makes him one of American history’s most indifferent leaders.

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]]> 2007-01-12T07:03:00+00:00 Gene Gerard: White House Failing America’s AIDS Crisis http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060613_gene_gerard_aids_crisis/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060613_gene_gerard_aids_crisis/ administration, aids, crisis, gene, gerard, hiv, institute, open, society, A new report shows that Bush has slashed anti-AIDS programs across the board. Meanwhile, he’s pandering to the religious right by pushing abstinence-until-marriage programs—regardless of the fact that they are proven ineffective at stopping the spread of HIV. Don’t bother Bush with facts; his mind is made up.

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]]> 2006-06-17T08:14:00+00:00 Gene Gerard: Religion Running Roughshod Over Cancer Science http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060611_gene_gerard_religion_cancer_science/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060611_gene_gerard_religion_cancer_science/ cancer, cervical, christian, conservative, hpv, promiscuity, vaccine, virus, Columns FDA logo

The FDA just approved a vaccine to help protect against cervical cancer, but conservative Christian groups want to block its distribution out of fear that it would promote promiscuity.

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]]> 2006-06-11T19:30:00+00:00 Gene Gerard: Abstaining from Sex Education Politics http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060602_gene_gerard_sex_education_politics/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060602_gene_gerard_sex_education_politics/ abstinence, condom, contraceptive, education, gene, gerard, pledge, school, sex, virginity, Columns New Truthdig contributor Gene Gerard, a longtime college professor of history, religion and ethics, examines the efforts of conservative legislators to stifle discussion of contraceptives in public schools—in favor of abstinence-only education.   

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