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Max Fine Spent His Life Trying to Create a Better Health-Care System Max Fine Spent His Life Trying to Create a Better Health-Care System

Fine, who was the last surviving member of JFK’s Medicare Task Force, always believed that health care is a human right.

Apr 30, 2019 / Carl Ginsburg

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Why Everyone Should Care About Mass E-carceration Why Everyone Should Care About Mass E-carceration

The social costs of constant surveillance are greater than we might think.

Apr 29, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Want to Expand Medicare? Then Answer the $5 Trillion Questions.

Want to Expand Medicare? Then Answer the $5 Trillion Questions. Want to Expand Medicare? Then Answer the $5 Trillion Questions.

If you think the fight with insurance companies is tough, just wait until single-payer advocates have to go head-to-head with doctors.

Apr 26, 2019 / Mike Konczal

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#BlockSidewalk’s War Against Google in Canada #BlockSidewalk’s War Against Google in Canada

The tech company wants to rebuild a Toronto neighborhood—but residents aren’t having it.

Apr 24, 2019 / Lara Zarum

Music’s Shift From Analog to Digital Changed Everything

Music’s Shift From Analog to Digital Changed Everything Music’s Shift From Analog to Digital Changed Everything

Damon Krukowski’s new book is critique of capitalism disguised as a meditation on playback technology. 

Apr 24, 2019 / Q&A / Sasha Geffen

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In the Bronx, AOC Advocates for a ‘VA for All’ In the Bronx, AOC Advocates for a ‘VA for All’

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez breaks with Democratic Party orthodoxy and decries the privatization of the Veterans Administration.

Apr 18, 2019 / Jasper Craven

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Why Won’t New York State Take Bold Action on Climate Change? Why Won’t New York State Take Bold Action on Climate Change?

With the federal government gridlocked, it’s time for states to act.

Apr 16, 2019 / Sean McElwee

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Take Action Now: Push the Medicare-for-All Bill Forward Take Action Now: Push the Medicare-for-All Bill Forward

Call your senators, mobilize voters, then organize a canvass for universal healthcare.

Apr 16, 2019 / NationAction

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The Twisted Truth The Twisted Truth

Stories from the warped side.

Apr 16, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

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In Arizona, High-School Students Are Making Mental Health the Focus of Anti-Gun-Violence Legislation In Arizona, High-School Students Are Making Mental Health the Focus of Anti-Gun-Violence Legislation

They’re tired of seeing overworked counselors, and they’re tired of not being listened to—students’ mental health, they say, matters.

Apr 9, 2019 / StudentNation / Jordan Harb and Emma Rowland

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