This image was sent to fellow anti-health reform campaigners by Florida neurosurgeon Dr. David McKalip. So why, if their argument draws on such crass resources, are anti-reformers succeeding in their attempt to stop Obama from implementing a comprehensive health plan in the US? Read more...

We've all been handed a leaflet at the metro exit promising that a visit to the African witch doctor will cure you of any kind of cancer or bring your wife back. Our Observer in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, tells us about these mini miracles in his homeland. Read more...