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...ubiquitous tuna roll were about to end. When both the U.S. and the European Union announced earlier this month that they would support adding the Atlantic bluefin tuna to the United Nation's list of endangered species, it looked as if a majority of countries might agree to prohibit international trade of the fish. But at Thursday's meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha, Qatar, member states voted 72 to 43 against such...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why a Proposed Ban on Bluefin Tuna Fishing Failed | 3/18/2010 | See Source »

...abortion coverage almost scuttled health reform in the House last fall. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wasn't able to gather sufficient votes to pass the health reform bill until after she struck a deal with pro-life Democrat Bart Stupak to allow a vote on his amendment that would prohibit plans that cover abortion in an insurance exchange from receiving federal subsidies. The House voted to approve the amendment's tough language, which became part of the final bill. Even so, heading into the health summit, no one - from the White House on down - knows whether abortion will still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Could Abortion Still Sink Health Care Reform? | 2/24/2010 | See Source »

...that matters is that they are wearing the American uniform. Paramount to this sentiment, however, is the sport itself. We should never let our patriotic desire to win the most medals—a count that proves little—alter the way we permit or prohibit certain sports...

Author: By Marcel E. Moran | Title: Whose Olympics Is It Anyway? | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...goal is to prohibit head games. "The No. 1 thing: take the purposeful helmet hit out of football, for both blocking and tackling," says Dr. Robert Cantu, one of the country's premier concussion experts and a co-founder of Sports Legacy Institute. That goes for running backs as well. Too often, they make a conscious decision to lower their head into a defender, hoping the forward lean will give them an extra yard. That defender's natural reaction? Go head-on as well. What if running backs weren't allowed to intentionally lead headfirst? The NFL is at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Problem with Football: How to Make It Safer | 1/28/2010 | See Source »

...Prohibit same-sex marriage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotlight: Same-Sex Marriage | 1/25/2010 | See Source »

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