Tobacco

  • Death of the tobacco lobby

    Congress passes a bill that will allow the FDA to start regulating tobacco products
    By Alex Koppelman June 12, 2009

  • Following the junk science money trail

    One last installment in the saga of Big Tobacco and the war on science
    By Andrew Leonard June 5, 2008

  • Big Tobacco and the war on science

    How in the world does one connect Rachel Carson and DDT to the public health dangers of cigarettes? Ask Philip Morris
    By Andrew Leonard June 3, 2008

  • Why Big Tobacco loves globalization

    From NAFTA to CAFTA to beyond: A global nicotine playground.
    By Andrew Leonard May 24, 2006

  • Cozy with Big Tobacco, too

    Senior Justice Department officials -- one with close ties to the president -- take the bite out of a major five-year case against the industry.
    By Mark Follman June 16, 2005

  • Smoke gets in your eyes

    Cigarette smoking is a metaphor for sex, says the author of a book on tobacco.
    By David Bowman April 3, 2002

  • Built on the buzz

    Drugs like alcohol and tobacco created the modern world, argues one historian, but caffeine still rules it.
    By Maria Russo May 3, 2001

  • Shameful emissions

    The Supreme Court weighs whether the EPA overstepped its authority -- and public health hangs in the balance.
    By Stephen L. Cohen November 7, 2000

  • From famine to feast

    Virginia's capital is rich with America's history.
    By Burt Wolf June 7, 2000

  • Smoke screen

    Why did a Philip Morris scientist kill herself by drinking nicotine?
    By Dan Zegart June 6, 2000

  • Trent Lott, wandering hero

    A new report names the Senate majority leader the worst of the corporate sluts. But our slut may be the greatest living American.
    By Chris Colin May 10, 2000

  • Supreme Court rules on tobacco regulation

    The next move will come from Congress.
    By David McGuire March 22, 2000

  • Marlboro Man lives

    Big Tobacco money is being spent differently than before, but it's still targeting our youth.
    By Alex Salkever February 10, 2000

  • Smoke 'em if you've got 'em?

    No one has studied casual smokers, but their risk level might be lower than expected.
    By David McGuire February 7, 2000

  • All the corporations' men

    "The Insider" director Michael Mann talks about corporate morality, muckraking and the drama of making real-life decisions.
    By Michael Sragow November 4, 1999

  • The outsider

    Mike Wallace could've been my mentor. Where did I go wrong?
    By Caroline Sommers November 4, 1999

  • Blowing smoke

    A large cigarette company is using a humorous 1-800 marketing message that speaks to us of love.
    By Jenn Shreve October 1, 1999
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