Health Care

March for Reproductive Rights

There’s No Place for Bystanders in the Coming Abortion Battle There’s No Place for Bystanders in the Coming Abortion Battle

Sixty years ago, it seemed remarkably clear how crucial it was that men stop leaving women to face this nightmare essentially alone—and it still does.

May 20, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte

Dr. Ashish Jha

“Case Numbers Don’t Matter”—and Other Fatal Covid Fallacies “Case Numbers Don’t Matter”—and Other Fatal Covid Fallacies

The logic behind “cases don’t matter”—the drumbeat of medical professionals pushing us back to normal—is a direct violation of the oath to “first, do no harm.”

May 19, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Abortion rights activist holding sign

The Supreme Court and the Church: A Conversation With Frances Kissling The Supreme Court and the Church: A Conversation With Frances Kissling

In the wake of the Supreme Court leak, the former president of Catholics for a Free Choice discusses the moral obligation to take care of women in need of abortions.

May 18, 2022 / Q&A / Claudia Dreifus

The Pandemic Revealed America’s Deeper Sickness

The Pandemic Revealed America’s Deeper Sickness The Pandemic Revealed America’s Deeper Sickness

How the pandemic seeded new Astroturf for the right.

May 17, 2022 / Nina Burleigh

Even Under “Roe,” I Faced Barriers to Get an Abortion

Even Under “Roe,” I Faced Barriers to Get an Abortion Even Under “Roe,” I Faced Barriers to Get an Abortion

In spite of having made up my mind, I still had to face unnecessary barriers in order to access medical care that I could have received online and by mail.

May 16, 2022 / Larada Lee-Wallace

Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts

Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts

To win back abortion rights, Democrats need to learn how to fight the moral battle being waged by anti-abortion theocrats—something clinic escorts do every day.

May 16, 2022 / Elie Mystal

So You Want to Reduce Crime?

So You Want to Reduce Crime? So You Want to Reduce Crime?

What kinds of investments have been proven to lower crime rates? (Hint: It’s not directing endless money to the police.)

May 13, 2022 / Bryce Covert

The Hyde Amendment Is Not an Excuse to Do Nothing to Protect Abortion Rights

The Hyde Amendment Is Not an Excuse to Do Nothing to Protect Abortion Rights The Hyde Amendment Is Not an Excuse to Do Nothing to Protect Abortion Rights

The federal government still has power to protect abortion rights, and it’s time the Biden administration used it.

May 12, 2022 / Elie Mystal

A pair of hands holding a stack of bills.

The Blind Spot in Medicare for All The Blind Spot in Medicare for All

If we adopt a single-payer structure without remaking the bureaucracy, we will perpetuate the perversity at the core of our medical system.

May 12, 2022 / Eric Reinhart

Congress Leaves Those Most Endangered by Covid in the Lurch

Congress Leaves Those Most Endangered by Covid in the Lurch Congress Leaves Those Most Endangered by Covid in the Lurch

The pandemic’s profoundly unequal toll has been made much worse by congressional inaction.

May 11, 2022 / Benjy Renton, Oni Blackstock, and Julia Raifman

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