April Rabkin

Author's Articles

God's Gift to Women: Chest-Thumping Bible Thumpers
Chest-thumping bible thumpers
March/April 2007 Issue

Happiness by the Numbers: Why Everything You Think You Know is Wrong
Some number-crunching to accompany Bill McKibben's Reversal of Fortune in the March/April 2007 issue of Mother Jones.
Wed Feb. 28, 2007 12:00 AM PST

The Butt-Stroke Mentality
The former head of Army media relations in Afghanistan lets loose on the marketing of Osama bin Laden, the coffin controversy, and engineering combat footage for NBC.
Fri Dec. 22, 2006 12:00 AM PST

An Interview with Bev Harris, Head of BlackBoxVoting.org
The top watchdog of computerized voting prepares for the most hackable election ever.
Wed Nov. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST

"I Have to Wash My Hair, Mr. President": Finding Any Way to Avoid the Campaigner-in-Chief
November/December 2006 Issue

Gerrymandering: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count
It Sure is Easier than Campaigning -- How Candidates Lock Up the Race Before Election Day
Thu Sep. 28, 2006 11:00 PM PDT

Author's Blog Posts

Ocean Life Navigates by Sound, Not Light
Fri Jun. 1, 2007 4:34 PM PDT

NASA Chief Not Concerned About Global Warming
Thu May. 31, 2007 3:35 PM PDT

Breaking: Humpbacks Are Almost Home
Tue May. 29, 2007 7:36 PM PDT

California's Open Space Program at Risk
Tue May. 29, 2007 6:41 PM PDT

Public Health Officials Warn of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Strain
Tue May. 29, 2007 5:16 PM PDT

Shoot an Iraqi from the Comfort of Your Own Home Computer
Thu May. 24, 2007 12:56 PM PDT

Now You Can Shoot an Iraqi from the Comfort of Your Own Home Computer
Thu May. 24, 2007 11:39 AM PDT

Oklahoma Bans Abortion in State Hospitals
Thu May. 24, 2007 11:03 AM PDT

Finally, New York City Greens Its Taxicabs
Tue May. 22, 2007 3:57 PM PDT

Finally, New York City Greens Its Taxicabs
Tue May. 22, 2007 3:29 PM PDT

CO2 Emissions Exceed "Worst-Case Scenario"
Tue May. 22, 2007 2:40 PM PDT

Armed Man Wounded Trying to Defend Idaho Town from Shooter
Tue May. 22, 2007 11:25 AM PDT

Two Governors Threaten to Draw Their Guns and Settle Tailpipe Dispute with the EPA "Once and for All"
Mon May. 21, 2007 3:21 PM PDT

Child Bipolar Diagnoses Have Quintupled in a Decade
Mon May. 21, 2007 11:30 AM PDT

House Probes ExxonMobil's Ongoing Funding of Global Warming Denial
Fri May. 18, 2007 3:16 PM PDT

House Probes ExxonMobil's Ongoing Funding of Global Warming Denial
Fri May. 18, 2007 12:18 PM PDT

Climate Change Could Displace One Billion People
Wed May. 16, 2007 5:35 PM PDT

How Gullible Is Christopher Hitchens?
Wed May. 16, 2007 2:14 PM PDT

Contingency Plans for Skiers, as the World Warms
Wed May. 16, 2007 11:49 AM PDT

Stress-Busting
Tue May. 15, 2007 6:26 PM PDT

Common Chemicals Are Linked to Breast Cancer
Tue May. 15, 2007 3:22 PM PDT

Global Warming Talking Points... A Push for Cap and Trade
Wed May. 9, 2007 3:27 PM PDT

Murdoch Goes Green
Wed May. 9, 2007 12:17 PM PDT

Hospitals Fleece the Uninsured
Tue May. 8, 2007 11:36 AM PDT

Premature Births Linked to Pesticides
Tue May. 8, 2007 11:21 AM PDT

Seeding the Seas with Iron
Mon May. 7, 2007 4:54 PM PDT

Obama on Energy Independence
Mon May. 7, 2007 11:42 AM PDT

Friday Ape Blogging: Activists Want Human Rights for a Chimp
Fri May. 4, 2007 3:42 PM PDT

Putting a Pricetag on the Climate
Fri May. 4, 2007 2:12 PM PDT

Julie MacDonald's Legacy: Fewer Endangered Species
Thu May. 3, 2007 3:59 PM PDT

Orwellian Language Obscures the Health Care Debate
Thu May. 3, 2007 2:37 PM PDT

Weird Weather Watch: Last Month Was Britain's Warmest April on Record
Thu May. 3, 2007 2:29 PM PDT

4/29 an Inside Job
Thu May. 3, 2007 11:30 AM PDT

True Heroes
Fri Apr. 27, 2007 1:20 PM PDT

What's at Stake in the Farm Bill
Fri Apr. 27, 2007 1:06 PM PDT

Illegal Drugs Making a Legal Comeback
Thu Apr. 26, 2007 7:41 PM PDT

Meet the "Messengers of Orgasm"
Thu Apr. 26, 2007 7:00 PM PDT

Ecuador Asks Us to Pay for the Amazon
Thu Apr. 26, 2007 3:22 PM PDT

Ecuador Wants Us to Pay for the Amazon
Thu Apr. 26, 2007 12:51 PM PDT

PCBs Cause the Equivalent of Autism in Baby Rats
Wed Apr. 25, 2007 1:18 PM PDT

Kucinich Moves to Impeach Cheney
Tue Apr. 24, 2007 5:33 PM PDT

You Ordered Lube Online in 2003? We Know
Tue Apr. 24, 2007 3:03 PM PDT

Sheryl Crow Under Fire for Toilet Paper Proposal
Tue Apr. 24, 2007 12:00 PM PDT

Omega Fat Ratio Linked to Depression and Heart Disease
Mon Apr. 23, 2007 6:16 PM PDT

Most Americans Want Federal Government to Act on Global Warming But Still Don't Believe Scientists
Fri Apr. 20, 2007 3:16 PM PDT

Hot Air: Tracing the Roots of Global Warming Denial
Thu Apr. 19, 2007 4:11 PM PDT

Young Hawks
Thu Apr. 19, 2007 12:44 PM PDT

FDA May Legalize Chocolate Fraud
Thu Apr. 19, 2007 11:23 AM PDT

Breast Cancer Declines along with "Hormone Therapy"
Wed Apr. 18, 2007 4:20 PM PDT

Boys Are on the Decline
Wed Apr. 18, 2007 1:27 PM PDT