It’s Better Over There It’s Better Over There
In Germany, a strong social safety net keeps people from plunging into the abyss. Why are we so averse to having that security in the United States?
Sep 2, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Obama’s Healthcare Achievements Obama’s Healthcare Achievements
Let's give the president credit for pushing through the most far-reaching and economically redistributive social legislation since the New Deal.
Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Theda Skocpol
What Anti-Obamacare Lawsuits Are Really About What Anti-Obamacare Lawsuits Are Really About
The attorneys general in Florida and Virginia who are attacking America's uninsured ought to think about who really benefits from the politicization of well-being.
Aug 12, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Progressives Did Right to Win Healthcare What Progressives Did Right to Win Healthcare
The progressive campaign to win health reform was several years in the making and based on a well-developed and resourced plan, from which other progressive campaigns can learn.
Aug 9, 2010 / Richard Kirsch
Nation Conversations: Jeff Blum on the Battle for Healthcare Nation Conversations: Jeff Blum on the Battle for Healthcare
USAction's Jeff Blum argues that progressives need to embrace Obama's healthcare reform as a major victory for the social justice movement: "We actually established a new r...
Jun 29, 2010 / The Nation
A Single-Payer Laboratory in Vermont A Single-Payer Laboratory in Vermont
Don't count single-payer out yet. Vermont just passed a bill mandating a study of three approaches to universal healthcare, including single-payer, and will adopt the best plan.
May 13, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ten Things You Can Do for Healthcare Reform Ten Things You Can Do for Healthcare Reform
What you need to know to make the most of the new healthcare law.
May 6, 2010 / The Editors
Healthcare Bill Needs Reforms Healthcare Bill Needs Reforms
John Nichols explains why he is excited about the possibilities for progressive reform to the healthcare bill.
Apr 16, 2010 / John Nichols
Bad Law, Smart Politics in Constitutional Challenges to Healthcare Reform Bad Law, Smart Politics in Constitutional Challenges to Healthcare Reform
Legal experts say constitutional challenges to the healthcare reform legislation don't have a leg to stand on. But as politics, these suits could be a roaring success.
Apr 16, 2010 / Aziz Huq
Nowhere to Hyde Nowhere to Hyde
The healthcare reform debate exposed the weakness of the prochoice movement. What now?
Apr 1, 2010 / Feature / Sharon Lerner