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How Can Big Pharma Make Amends for the Opioid Epidemic? How Can Big Pharma Make Amends for the Opioid Epidemic?

It’s unlikely pharmaceutical executives will face a full reckoning in court, but transformative justice could give victims the relief they deserve.

Nov 22, 2019 / Mattea Kramer

Ady Barkan DACA Protest

Why I’m Endorsing Elizabeth Warren Why I’m Endorsing Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth or Bernie? It’s a difficult and wonderful choice to have.

Nov 20, 2019 / Ady Barkan

Participants hold signs as Democratic U.S. presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

The Furor Over Medicare for All Ignores a Key Question The Furor Over Medicare for All Ignores a Key Question

Do we have the courage to make health care a right, not a privilege?

Nov 19, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality

We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality

A surging egalitarian current is shifting the Democratic Party’s policy mainstream—so we asked the presidential candidates about it.

Nov 19, 2019 / Feature / Sam Pizzigati

The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya

The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya

Incarcerated refugees wrote on mattresses with tomato paste: “We condemn EU policy on innocent detainee refugees in Libya.”

Nov 13, 2019 / Jérôme Tubiana

Virginia State Election Celebration

The Democratic Wins in Virginia Are What Happens When You Have a Smart Ground Game—and Fair Elections The Democratic Wins in Virginia Are What Happens When You Have a Smart Ground Game—and Fair Elections

Democrats flipped both chambers of the state legislature thanks to years of hard work, diverse and inspiring candidates—and district maps that didn’t discriminate against black vot...

Nov 6, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Trump Border Wall

Trump Has Gone to War Against California Trump Has Gone to War Against California

In his vengeful, mob-style way, Trump is attacking the Golden State both rhetorically and through policy measures. No matter where we live, we all have a dog in this fight.

Oct 15, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

Senator Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Spoke Today About His Heart Attack—and His Purpose Bernie Sanders Spoke Today About His Heart Attack—and His Purpose

In poignant and powerful language, the senator is making the connection between his recent hospitalization and the fight for Medicare for All.

Oct 10, 2019 / John Nichols

Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise

Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise

How bullying, depression, debt, and 90-hour weeks pushed members of the University of Washington Housestaff Association to walk out of the job. 

Oct 9, 2019 / Jennifer Bernstein

The ‘Public Option’ on Health Care Is a Poison Pill

The ‘Public Option’ on Health Care Is a Poison Pill The ‘Public Option’ on Health Care Is a Poison Pill

Some Democratic candidates are pushing it as a free-choice version of Medicare for All. That’s good rhetoric but bad policy.

Oct 7, 2019 / Feature / David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler

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