Health Care

Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas

Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas

Twenty-one states have refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of sick Americans without decent healthcare.

Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Kai Wright

The Proof That Centrism is Dead infographic

The Proof That Centrism is Dead The Proof That Centrism is Dead

Every story that centrists told about the recession turned out to be wrong.

May 20, 2015 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

Why Put Trauma Centers Where No One Gets Shot?

Why Put Trauma Centers Where No One Gets Shot? Why Put Trauma Centers Where No One Gets Shot?

A Nation investigation looks at the shuttering of needed trauma centers, beginning with those on Chicago’s violent South Side.

Apr 29, 2015 / Feature / Jeffrey Bishku-Aykul

How to Die

How to Die How to Die

Atul Gawande argues that physicians should focus care on the good life—including its very end.

Apr 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Sophia Rosenfeld

How Much Does Domestic Abuse Cost Its Survivors?

How Much Does Domestic Abuse Cost Its Survivors? How Much Does Domestic Abuse Cost Its Survivors?

Underfunded, poorly designed systems of support are leaving survivors with instability over a lifetime.

Apr 6, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Indiana Governor Mike Pence

The Indiana HIV Crisis Didn’t Have to Happen The Indiana HIV Crisis Didn’t Have to Happen

Needle exchange programs save lives. So why are they illegal in 23 states?

Apr 1, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Retaking the Moral High Ground in the Fight Against Poverty

Retaking the Moral High Ground in the Fight Against Poverty Retaking the Moral High Ground in the Fight Against Poverty

It’s time to fight the narrative that poverty is a choice.

Mar 18, 2015 / James Abro

Obamacare’s Latest Test: Partisan Hackery

Obamacare’s Latest Test: Partisan Hackery Obamacare’s Latest Test: Partisan Hackery

If only there was some way to know what the authors of the Affordable Care Act really intended.

Mar 10, 2015 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

The Danger Lurking in a Possible Supreme Court Victory for Obamacare

The Danger Lurking in a Possible Supreme Court Victory for Obamacare The Danger Lurking in a Possible Supreme Court Victory for Obamacare

There is a way President Cruz could still badly damage Obamacare all by himself, even if the Supreme Court upholds the law.

Mar 5, 2015 / Blog / George Zornick

The Koch Cash Behind the Latest Attack on Obamacare

The Koch Cash Behind the Latest Attack on Obamacare The Koch Cash Behind the Latest Attack on Obamacare

The Supreme Court will once again examine the Affordable Care Act—and the Kochs’ deep-seated connections might influence the gavel.

Mar 2, 2015 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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