Health insurance

Meet the Next Brett Kavanaugh

Meet the Next Brett Kavanaugh Meet the Next Brett Kavanaugh

Justin Reed Walker is 38, has almost no judicial experience, and hates the ACA. Now he’s about to get Kavanaugh’s old seat on the second most powerful court.

Apr 6, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Sheila Jasanoff

Science Will Not Come on a White Horse With a Solution Science Will Not Come on a White Horse With a Solution

Sheila Jasanoff, a professor of science and technology studies, tells The Nation that we’ve modeled the progression of the disease, but not the social consequences.

Apr 6, 2020 / no-paywall / Nawal Arjini

Our Public Servants Maintain Normalcy by Being Regular Incompetent

Our Public Servants Maintain Normalcy by Being Regular Incompetent Our Public Servants Maintain Normalcy by Being Regular Incompetent

Coronavirus’s impact on American lives deepens.

Mar 31, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

‘Horror Story After Horror Story’: A Frontline Nurse Discusses the Crisis

‘Horror Story After Horror Story’: A Frontline Nurse Discusses the Crisis ‘Horror Story After Horror Story’: A Frontline Nurse Discusses the Crisis

Zenei Cortez, a nurse and union leader, says not giving medical workers protective gear is like giving a firefighter a squirt gun.

Mar 26, 2020 / no-paywall / Sarah Jaffe

A pharmacist checks his stock while wearing a surgical mask.

Private Insurance Hurts Pharmacists, Too Private Insurance Hurts Pharmacists, Too

Pharmacists are an oft-overlooked group of workers made miserable by our for-profit healthcare system.

Mar 25, 2020 / Jennifer Bernstein

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

I Guess We’re All in This Together? I Guess We’re All in This Together?

Sure, things are different under coronavirus. But spending our days eye-rolling at the Trump administration will never change.

Mar 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Tom Tomorrow

A Tale of Two Plagues

A Tale of Two Plagues A Tale of Two Plagues

Tips on self-isolation from Daniel Defoe and Giovanni Boccaccio

Mar 20, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

A man wearing a facemask sits in front of a Tokyo 2020 advertisement

Why Haven’t the Olympics Been Canceled Yet? Why Haven’t the Olympics Been Canceled Yet?

What has been obvious to the rest of the sports world for days, if not weeks, still has not penetrated the ivory tower of the International Olympic Committee or the leaders in Japa...

Mar 18, 2020 / no-paywall / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

With the Coronavirus, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air

With the Coronavirus, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air With the Coronavirus, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air

We’re seeing the steady erosion of everything familiar, the implosion of communal space, the sense that everyone, every surface, could be the enemy.

Mar 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky

The Free Market Will Save Us From the Coronavirus!

The Free Market Will Save Us From the Coronavirus! The Free Market Will Save Us From the Coronavirus!

The invisible hand is in control of this pandemic.

Mar 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Tom Tomorrow

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