Preterm is an abortion and gynecology clinic in Brookline, just outside Boston. Lucy Matson's article tells the story of the Preterm workers' struggle to unionize for better working conditions and better health care for their patients. When it first opened, Preterm had a reputation for pioneering birth control and...
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In this issue we present two articles on the history of the struggle of an urban working-class community, the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, against expansion by Harvard Medical School and related institutions. We feel the articles are important for several reasons. First, they deal with the effectiveness of...
In the major article of this issue, Concerned Rush Students present a detailed analysis of the drug industry's all-pervasive-and subtle influence on doctors' attitudes towards prescription drugs. They clearly ex-pose the contradiction between corporate profit and people's needs in the health care sector. This article...
We are excited to have in this issue several articles relating to women, reflecting in part a shift in priorities within the Boston chapter of Science for the People. We plan to continue this emphasis in future issues, and we encourage our readers to contribute other such articles.
The new description of the organization, magazine, and editorial policy, on page 2, is intended to introduce the magazine to a wider audience and spell out important aspects of its operation. Because readers of the magazine are urged to submit material for publication, we felt that ready availability of the guidelines...
Continuing a six-year tradition, SftP organized activities on a variety of fronts at this year's annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Boston, Feb. 18 - 25. Because of the range of important issues raised, the extensive media coverage, and the participation of many science...
A host of powerful businessmen dominate the boards of regents or trustees of the nation's universities; A handful of select professors and university administrators sit on the boards of directors of major corporations; and, less well-known, A myriad of advisory councils and visiting committees attached to individual...
A liberation struggle to return control of Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) to its people has been raging for many years, led by ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) which is now a component of the Patriotic Front. The 6 million Africans of Zimbabwe, 96% of the population, are ruled by 1/4 million white settlers. This racist...
The first west coast conference of SftP since 1971 was held in San Francisco on Jan. 14. By all accounts it was a great success. 65 people attended from all over California, even two stalwarts from Seattle,Diane and David Westman. There were strong contingents from Davis-Sacramento, Riverside, Santa Cruz, S.F., and...
Rapid technological change has in the past been accepted as the quickest and best method for developing a better society. Recently, widespread use of the electronic computer has rekindled the hopes of many people interested in using technology as a force for positive social change. Theodor Nelson's dual book, Computer...