Medicare for All Is Officially Winning Medicare for All Is Officially Winning
Trump and Republican Senate candidates are now lying about single payer. Why? Because they’re losing the health-care debate.
Oct 10, 2018 / John Nichols
Finding Sanctuary in Norway Finding Sanctuary in Norway
Dr. Jone Schanche Olsen is helping refugees with PTSD, depression, and anxiety conquer their fears amid growing xenophobia in northern Europe.
Oct 10, 2018 / Ross Kenneth Urken
Planet Earth Is Doomed. How Do I Go On? Planet Earth Is Doomed. How Do I Go On?
Another reader asks how to respond to an alt-right wedding invitation.
Oct 5, 2018 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons
The avoidable Scott County epidemic may reveal a terrifying future for public health in America.
Oct 4, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher
Pharmaceutical Giants Have Avoided Paying About $2.3 Billion in Taxes in the US Alone Pharmaceutical Giants Have Avoided Paying About $2.3 Billion in Taxes in the US Alone
Could that money be used to fund a more humane health-care system?
Oct 2, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Can the US Provide a Public Option for Prescription Drugs? Can the US Provide a Public Option for Prescription Drugs?
Patient advocates and health-care experts say the government can get into the generic pharmaceuticals business—and it wouldn’t even require a new law.
Oct 1, 2018 / Joel Dodge and Sean McElwee
In These Red States, the Health of More Than 450,000 People Is on the Ballot In These Red States, the Health of More Than 450,000 People Is on the Ballot
The Koch brothers and Big Tobacco are fighting initiatives to expand Medicaid in Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, and Utah.
Sep 26, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter
The Body in Poverty The Body in Poverty
The decline of America’s rural health system and its toll on my family.
Sep 26, 2018 / Feature / Sarah Smarsh
Palm Oil Is Everywhere in India—and Public-Health Experts Are Concerned Palm Oil Is Everywhere in India—and Public-Health Experts Are Concerned
How the cheap, unhealthy oil became the high-fructose corn syrup of the developing world.
Sep 17, 2018 / Jocelyn C. Zuckerman
Barbara Ehrenreich Takes On the Wellness Industry Barbara Ehrenreich Takes On the Wellness Industry
In her new book, Ehrenreich argues that accepting death means being able to live more fully.
Sep 13, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Megan Erickson