Voices From the DNC: Lillie Madali—Fighting to Keep Healthcare for Asian Americans Voices From the DNC: Lillie Madali—Fighting to Keep Healthcare for Asian Americans
One in ten Asian Americans carry hepatitis B, and before the Affordable Care Act, that 10 percent could be denied health insurance based on this pre-existing condition.
Sep 5, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Exclusive: Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash Exclusive: Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash
In a letter to the Obama administration obtained by the The Nation, Ryan asked that a clinic in his district receive a grant made possible by the Affordable Care Act.
Sep 5, 2012 / Lee Fang
Talk About Poverty: Mariana Chilton’s Questions for Obama and Romney Talk About Poverty: Mariana Chilton’s Questions for Obama and Romney
An expert on child hunger has five questions for President Obama and Governor Romney in the second installment of our #TalkPoverty series.
Aug 24, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Mitt Romney’s Hypocrisy on Disability Mitt Romney’s Hypocrisy on Disability
A new Romney campaign ad would have you believe healthcare reform was bad for the disabled. Actually, it is Romney’s policies that would put them at risk.
Aug 23, 2012 / Ben Adler
Greg Kaufmann: Sweeping up After Billionaires, but No Living Wage Greg Kaufmann: Sweeping up After Billionaires, but No Living Wage
A successful five-week strike still leaves the Houston janitors below $10 an hour, while Pennsylvania eliminates healthcare for scores of children.
Aug 21, 2012 / Press Room
A World of Hillbilly Heroin A World of Hillbilly Heroin
The hollowing out of America, up close and personal.
Aug 21, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Aug 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People
The healthcare law ushers in a new reality for transgender people, long subjected to outrageous discrimination and disrespect by medical providers.
Aug 14, 2012 / Marisa Carroll
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/9/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/9/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Aug 9, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Guns and Mental Illness: Tragedies in Waiting Guns and Mental Illness: Tragedies in Waiting
There is a certain kind of madness in peddling guns to Americans while dismantling our mental health system.
Aug 8, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams