Science and Health

sad girl ACA

The Fight to Save the Affordable Care Act Is Really a Class Battle The Fight to Save the Affordable Care Act Is Really a Class Battle

Starting to mitigate America’s yawning class divide is exactly what the ACA did. And that’s exactly what the Republican plan would undo.

Mar 9, 2017 / Feature / Angela Bonavoglia

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Sean Spicer Is Lying About Trump’s Health-Care Debacle Sean Spicer Is Lying About Trump’s Health-Care Debacle

The White House falsely claims the Trump/Ryan Obamacare replacement scheme is what “everyone has been asking for.”

Mar 8, 2017 / John Nichols

The Truth About the GOP Health-Care Plan

The Truth About the GOP Health-Care Plan The Truth About the GOP Health-Care Plan

Republicans have criticized it from the left, and they’re gutting it from the right.

Mar 8, 2017 / Mike Konczal

The Mind of a Feminist

The Mind of a Feminist The Mind of a Feminist

A new book by Siri Hustvedt offers challenging ways to understand how misogyny became so deeply embedded in our culture.

Mar 8, 2017 / Alina Cohen

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Get Ready for Trump’s Climate-Denial Offensive Get Ready for Trump’s Climate-Denial Offensive

If Trump continues his assault on common sense about climate change, America is going to lose—and lose big.

Mar 7, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Paul Ryan

The Republican Health-Care Bill Is the Worst of So Many Worlds The Republican Health-Care Bill Is the Worst of So Many Worlds

This attempt to repeal Obamacare fails on every score—except cutting rich people’s taxes.

Mar 7, 2017 / David Dayen

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Here’s How to Get the Most Out of TrumpCare Here’s How to Get the Most Out of TrumpCare

If it doesn’t work for you, try to die without too much noise.

Feb 28, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Bill Cassidy

Another Republican Lawmaker Just Faced Hundreds of Angry Constituents Another Republican Lawmaker Just Faced Hundreds of Angry Constituents

Senator Bill Cassidy endured jeers, boos, and tough questions during town halls in Louisiana this week.

Feb 24, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

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Patients Treated by Women Doctors Fare Better Than Those Treated by Men Patients Treated by Women Doctors Fare Better Than Those Treated by Men

So why are women doctors still paid less than their male counterparts?

Feb 24, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Are We Doing All We Can to Prevent Lead Poisoning?

Are We Doing All We Can to Prevent Lead Poisoning? Are We Doing All We Can to Prevent Lead Poisoning?

Lead paint poisons many more children than any other source. Are housing demolitions putting their health in danger?

Feb 21, 2017 / Eilís O’Neill

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