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Letters From the September 23, 2019, Issue Letters From the September 23, 2019, Issue

Attention must be paid… Not our man…

Sep 10, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers

Bernie Sanders & Kristin Gillibrand Medicare for All

Democrats Need Litmus Tests on Health Care Democrats Need Litmus Tests on Health Care

But that doesn’t necessarily mean Medicare for All.

Aug 30, 2019 / Joshua Holland

President Trump Has Legalized Concentration Camps

President Trump Has Legalized Concentration Camps President Trump Has Legalized Concentration Camps

The administration’s new rules will eviscerate key features of the landmark 1997 Flores decision, which mandates protections for immigrant children.

Aug 23, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

IVF Genetic testing

Is Genetic Medicine Making the World Less Fair? Is Genetic Medicine Making the World Less Fair?

New reproductive technologies promise to prevent serious genetic disease. What happens if only the rich can access them?

Aug 23, 2019 / Laura Hercher

Utah Medicaid

Utah Is Spending Extra on Health Care So More People Can Suffer Utah Is Spending Extra on Health Care So More People Can Suffer

Utah voters approved Medicaid expansion. Why hasn’t it been implemented?

Aug 21, 2019 / David M. Perry

Jeffrey Epstein’s Science of Sleaze

Jeffrey Epstein’s Science of Sleaze Jeffrey Epstein’s Science of Sleaze

Epstein’s scientist “friends” should have known better than to associate with a crackpot transhumanist.

Aug 12, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Marc Lambert Lamba

‘We Call That Love’: Marc Lambert Lamba Defended Cameroon’s LGBT Community ‘We Call That Love’: Marc Lambert Lamba Defended Cameroon’s LGBT Community

Lambert, who died on August 4, was a pioneering LGBT activist who was there to help—even after foreign support dried up.

Aug 12, 2019 / Obituary / Robbie Corey-Boulet

Jaclyn Cohen

Paid Family Leave Is a Game Changer for New Parents’ Health, Not Just Their Economic Security Paid Family Leave Is a Game Changer for New Parents’ Health, Not Just Their Economic Security

The transition to parenthood is a critical window when parents’ mental and physical health is at risk. Paid leave can protect them—and their babies.

Aug 12, 2019 / Benjamin Ryan

The Real Winners of the Second Debate Were Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders

The Real Winners of the Second Debate Were Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders The Real Winners of the Second Debate Were Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders

They weren’t on stage Wednesday. But the ideas and the dynamism of the progressive senators framed both debates in Detroit.

Aug 1, 2019 / John Nichols

Last Night’s Debate Produced a Clear Winner: Medicare for All

Last Night’s Debate Produced a Clear Winner: Medicare for All Last Night’s Debate Produced a Clear Winner: Medicare for All

Sanders and Warren shredded attacks on health-care-is-a-right reform as “Republican talking points.”

Jul 31, 2019 / John Nichols

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