Science and Health

Worse Than Lead?

Worse Than Lead? Worse Than Lead?

Special Investigation: The chemical industry strikes again, shifting from lead to flame retardants that also sicken and kill.

Aug 15, 2018 / Feature / Jamie Lincoln Kitman

Health-care protest

Single Payer Is Actually a Huge Bargain Single Payer Is Actually a Huge Bargain

It would save both dollars and lives compared to our current system.

Aug 10, 2018 / Steffie Woolhandler, David U. Himmelstein, and Adam Gaffney

Bottled pharmaceuticals

House Democrats Launch a Challenge to Big Pharma House Democrats Launch a Challenge to Big Pharma

New legislation could mark a significant advance in the fight to bring down drug prices.

Aug 7, 2018 / Richard Eskow

senior citizens supporting Medicare at the 1964 Democratic National Convention

How Medicare Was Won How Medicare Was Won

The history of the fight for single-payer health care for the elderly and poor should inform today's movement to win for Medicare for All.

Aug 6, 2018 / Natalie Shure

A picture of Abdul El-Sayed during a debate

‘We’ve Got to Stop Apologizing for What We Believe In’: A Q&A With Abdul El-Sayed ‘We’ve Got to Stop Apologizing for What We Believe In’: A Q&A With Abdul El-Sayed

The Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan discusses the viability of progressive politics in the Midwest.

Aug 3, 2018 / Q&A / Joseph Hogan

Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan

Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan

With Ben Jealous in Maryland and Stacey Abrams in Georgia, El-Sayed can lead a progressive revival in the states.

Aug 3, 2018 / The Nation

In Tony Kushner’s America

In Tony Kushner’s America In Tony Kushner’s America

When it first debuted, Angels in America helped mark the rising fortunes of the gay-rights movement in the 1990s and early 2000s. What does it tell us about today?

Aug 1, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Serby

Bernie Sanders Medicare

Thanks to the Koch Brothers, We Have More Proof that Single Payer Saves Money and Cares for All of Us Thanks to the Koch Brothers, We Have More Proof that Single Payer Saves Money and Cares for All of Us

A study that was intended to make the case against Medicare for All reveals that the reform could save Americans trillions of dollars.

Jul 31, 2018 / John Nichols

Children of the Opiod Crisis in Foster Care

Our Foster-Care System Shouldn’t Separate Families Either Our Foster-Care System Shouldn’t Separate Families Either

It’s not just our immigration system; taking children away from their parents should always be a last resort.

Jul 26, 2018 / Rachel Blustain

Royce White

Royce White on Mental Heath Royce White on Mental Heath

Royce White joins the show to talk about Tyler Honeycutt, the NBA, and mental health.

Jul 24, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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