J. Lester Feder

J. Lester Feder, a freelance journalist based in Washington, DC, covers politics, faith and popular culture, and is a regular contributor to Columbia Journalism Review's Campaign Desk.

Currently

  • Crafting Health Reform

    October 21, 2009

    Healthcare reform is looking less like a fantasy and more like a probability--but we need to keep a close watch on affordability, financing and the public option.

  • Lowballing Health Reform

    September 23, 2009

    Progressives need to be as concerned about insurance coverage affordability as we are about a public option.

  • Healthcare: Heat Is On

    July 15, 2009 Subscribe

    Advocacy groups have helped to keep the public option on the negotiating table, but it may not remain in the final bill.

  • Healthcare Bottom Lines

    May 20, 2009

    A realistic public healthcare plan should rein in costs, fix uncompetitive markets and change the way medicine is practiced.

  • Fighting for Our Health

    April 8, 2009

    Can Washington summon the will to cut costs, raise revenues and cover the uninsured?

  • Newark's Great Green Hope

    January 28, 2009 Subscribe

    Even without an infusion of federal dollars, green jobs are becoming a reality in cities like Newark, New Jersey.

2008

  • Wrong Prescription

    October 8, 2008 Subscribe

    McCain would encourage employers to cut coverage. No joke: that's his plan.

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Blogs

» The Notion

Palin as the Church Lady | Going Rogue book tour brings passive-aggressive rightwing Christianity to the fore.
Leslie Savan
43 Comments

» Altercation

Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman

» Editor's Cut

An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan | President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
53 Comments

» The Beat

House Rebels Force Fed Audit, Real Economy Onto Agenda | Frank's Financial Services Committee becomes focal point for revolts by members who worry about powerful banks and unemployment.
John Nichols
28 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

Chongqing: Socialism in One City | China is managing the most important event in the world: the urbanization of half a billion people. Fast.
Robert Dreyfuss
204 Comments

» Act Now!

Toward Copenhagen | A guide to joining the movement against climate change.
Peter Rothberg
59 Comments