Republicans Can’t Just Pretend Obamacare Never Happened Republicans Can’t Just Pretend Obamacare Never Happened
It may be here to stay.
Jan 6, 2017 / David Dayen
Obama Didn’t Talk Much About Race. Did that Open the Door to Trump? Obama Didn’t Talk Much About Race. Did that Open the Door to Trump?
Kai Wright on Obama’s racial legacy, Harold Meyerson on California without Republicans, and Amy Wilentz on Michelle Obama.
Jan 5, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Harvard Workers Went On Strike and Won—Here’s How They Did It, and How Students Helped Harvard Workers Went On Strike and Won—Here’s How They Did It, and How Students Helped
Solidarity statements and op-eds are important, but direct actions are essential.
Oct 27, 2016 / Collin P. Poirot
How I Found Heaven in a Public Hospital How I Found Heaven in a Public Hospital
Britain’s National Health Service is a cosmopolitan, welfare-state utopia—one that conservatives everywhere want to abolish.
Oct 21, 2016 / Frederika Randall
The First Campus Strike in Over 30 Years Is Happening at Harvard The First Campus Strike in Over 30 Years Is Happening at Harvard
The university’s dining staff is demanding a living wage—and students and campus staff are on their side.
Oct 11, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy
The 40-year-old ban on public funding for abortion is not just a burden on individual women.
Sep 30, 2016 / Kate Bahn and Jamila Taylor
Inequality Has Gotten So Bad That We’re Offshoring Our Grandparents Inequality Has Gotten So Bad That We’re Offshoring Our Grandparents
Americans can’t afford to retire in the United States, so many are moving south of the border, trading one form of inequity for another.
Aug 19, 2016 / Katherine Stewart
Home-Care Workers Are Now Protected by Minimum-Wage Laws Home-Care Workers Are Now Protected by Minimum-Wage Laws
Are you surprised they weren’t before?
Jul 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance
What do people do when they can’t afford end-of-life care?
Jun 20, 2016 / Mark Betancourt
Cancer Deaths Have Spiked During the Great Recession Cancer Deaths Have Spiked During the Great Recession
An analysis of disease trends in more than 70 nations shows that cancer mortality rose by more than 263,000 deaths
Jun 3, 2016 / Michelle Chen