Health Care

Boris Johnson

How to Destroy a National Health Service How to Destroy a National Health Service

Over several decades, a toxic combination of underfunding and stealth privatization efforts have brought Britain’s widely beloved NHS to its knees.

Jun 22, 2020 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Kids

ICE Detention Centers Are Covid-19 Hotbeds ICE Detention Centers Are Covid-19 Hotbeds

Pence claims the pandemic is on its way out. The numbers tell a different story, both in and outside of prisons.

Jun 19, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Doctor picking up a vial

The Covid-19 Vaccine Should Belong to the People The Covid-19 Vaccine Should Belong to the People

The US government has the authority under existing law to break patent monopolies.

Jun 18, 2020 / no-paywall / Ady Barkan and Zain Rizvi

Health care providers in PPE

Can the Russian Health Care System Cope With the Coronavirus? Can the Russian Health Care System Cope With the Coronavirus?

Russia inherited enough hospital beds from the Soviet health system to handle Covid-19 patients—but not the medical personnel or supplies.

Jun 9, 2020 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Estelle Levresse

The Pandemic Has Sent Child Hunger to Record Levels

The Pandemic Has Sent Child Hunger to Record Levels The Pandemic Has Sent Child Hunger to Record Levels

Ninety percent of US counties with high rates of childhood hunger are rural, a new study finds.

Jun 2, 2020 / Karina Piser

5 Ways to Rebuild Labor and Transform America

5 Ways to Rebuild Labor and Transform America 5 Ways to Rebuild Labor and Transform America

The economic fallout from Covid-19 has created an opening for unions to lead a mass movement.

Jun 2, 2020 / Feature / Bill Fletcher Jr.

Former Vice President Joe Biden

Biden’s Disability Policy Plan Is Surprisingly Good Biden’s Disability Policy Plan Is Surprisingly Good

His campaign, however, is not yet consistent with the goals of his own plan.

Jun 1, 2020 / Sara Luterman

Will Covid-19 Be a Turning Point in the Fight Against Racial Disparities in Health Care?

Will Covid-19 Be a Turning Point in the Fight Against Racial Disparities in Health Care? Will Covid-19 Be a Turning Point in the Fight Against Racial Disparities in Health Care?

Public health experts hope that the vast scale of the crisis will prompt meaningful political action to counter health inequities, which have been persistent in America for well ov...

Jun 1, 2020 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

America Never Valued Care Workers. Then a Pandemic Hit.

America Never Valued Care Workers. Then a Pandemic Hit. America Never Valued Care Workers. Then a Pandemic Hit.

Now everyone knows teachers, child care providers, and health aides are essential workers. Will that finally get them the pay and protections they deserve?

Jun 1, 2020 / Feature / Bryce Covert

A man holds a sign reading

When Losing Your Job Means Losing Your Psychiatric Medication When Losing Your Job Means Losing Your Psychiatric Medication

The Covid-19 slump is creating a mental health crisis in America.

May 28, 2020 / no-paywall / Ella Fassler

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