Health Care

Protestors at a Hong Kong mall

Discrimination Isn’t Helping to Contain the Coronavirus Discrimination Isn’t Helping to Contain the Coronavirus

The epidemic has sparked attacks on mainland Chinese—and some of the worst offenders are Hong Kongers and other members of the diaspora.

Feb 7, 2020 / JN

Universal Coverage Is Not Only Realistic, It’s a Better System

Universal Coverage Is Not Only Realistic, It’s a Better System Universal Coverage Is Not Only Realistic, It’s a Better System

Our health care outcomes are worse than any developed country, and it doesn’t have to be this way.

Feb 7, 2020 / J. Mijin Cha

Doctors hold

Why Doctors Are Fighting Their Professional Organization Over Medicare for All Why Doctors Are Fighting Their Professional Organization Over Medicare for All

Calls for single-payer are coming from outside the American Medical Association—and show that doctors are not a single class of workers with a unified political view.

Feb 6, 2020 / Danielle Carr

People in surgical masks in Flushing, Queens, New York City.

We’re on the Verge of a Global Pandemic—but Trump Is Cutting Public Health Services We’re on the Verge of a Global Pandemic—but Trump Is Cutting Public Health Services

His administration is fighting to kill Obamacare, blocking immigrant access to government aid, and allowing states to cut Medicaid funding.

Feb 4, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump’s War on the Poor Includes Our Children

Trump’s War on the Poor Includes Our Children Trump’s War on the Poor Includes Our Children

One in five American children live in poverty, even as pundits tout employment highs.

Feb 4, 2020 / Rajan Menon

When It Comes to Veterans, Democrats Parrot the Right Wing’s Narrative

When It Comes to Veterans, Democrats Parrot the Right Wing’s Narrative When It Comes to Veterans, Democrats Parrot the Right Wing’s Narrative

The Republican playbook to undermine universal health care begins with their rhetorical attacks on the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Dec 19, 2019 / Suzanne Gordon and Jasper Craven

How Medicaid Expansion Is Transforming Politics As We Know It

How Medicaid Expansion Is Transforming Politics As We Know It How Medicaid Expansion Is Transforming Politics As We Know It

Even in deep-red states, voters vigorously defend the program—and they know which party is attacking it.

Dec 16, 2019 / Feature / Bryce Covert

What Does Reproductive Justice Activism Look Like As Clinics Close?

What Does Reproductive Justice Activism Look Like As Clinics Close? What Does Reproductive Justice Activism Look Like As Clinics Close?

As abortion access in Ohio erodes, reproductive justice groups are bringing new activists to the fight.

Dec 3, 2019 / Feature / Dani McClain

Caesarian section

Fetal Personhood Is Maternal Punishment Fetal Personhood Is Maternal Punishment

When society values the life of a fetus over that of a living person, women pay the steepest price.

Dec 2, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

IVF Genetic testing

France Debates Single Women’s and Lesbians’ Access to IVF France Debates Single Women’s and Lesbians’ Access to IVF

This is not just a fight about individual rights. It is a challenge to the patriarchal conception of the family unit.

Nov 28, 2019 / Isabel Kaplan

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