Health Care

Healthcare for All–Now Healthcare for All–Now

If there were a firing squad for political rhetoric, the phrase "single payer" would have to be placed against the wall and blown away.

Dec 18, 2002 / David Corn

Waiting for Bioterror Waiting for Bioterror

Is our public health system ready?

Nov 21, 2002 / Feature / Katherine Eban

The Shame of Prison Health The Shame of Prison Health

Just-released inmates with infectious diseases need continuous treatment.

Jun 13, 2002 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

A New Horizon for the Democratic Party A New Horizon for the Democratic Party

Speech to The Democratic National Committee--Western Caucus Saturday, May 25, 2002 Seattle, Washington

Jun 3, 2002 / Dennis Kucinich

Going Down the Road Going Down the Road

o, my momma called, "Why are they letting them gouge us like this?" she wanted to know. "They" are our so-called political leaders in Washington, and "them" are the drugmakers now...

Apr 11, 2002 / Jim Hightower

Needed: Rx for Drug Costs Needed: Rx for Drug Costs

John Elias, my patient, has a dilemma. He can't afford to buy his medicines and also pay his rent. I'm sure he won't give up his apartment just to keep his veins filled with my ch...

Jun 28, 2001 / Dr. Marc Siegel

Greedlock in Congress Greedlock in Congress

Single-payer healthcare is favored by the public, yet the insurance industry has too much to lose if it is enacted.

Feb 8, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Kip Sullivan

No Health, No Wealth No Health, No Wealth

Foundations formed when nonprofit hospitals became for-profit are often not living up to their obligations.

Nov 30, 2000 / Feature / Annette Fuentes and Rosemary Metzler Lavan

Unhealthy Politics Unhealthy Politics

The number-one healthcare issue facing the country is not which prescription drug plan is best for seniors or whether a handful of patients will be able to sue their HMOs. It is ...

Oct 19, 2000 / Trudy Lieberman

Why We Need a Care Movement Why We Need a Care Movement

We have the Bill of Rights and we have civil rights. Now we need a Right to Care, and it's going to take a movement to get it.

Feb 23, 2000 / Feature / Deborah Stone

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