Environment and Health

Biden’s Jobs Plan Will Help Seniors Get Care at Home
By supporting quality home care, the plan will help seniors avoid dangerous, for-profit nursing facilities.

A Strong Economy Needs Care Workers
Care workers are more essential than ever, but most don’t get a living wage or even a single sick day. It’s time to fix that.

Medicare for All Could Save My Life
My insurance says my cancer drugs aren’t “medically necessary.” No one should have to fight for care like this.

The Real Virus
The last administration was a superspreader of anti-Asian racism.

COVID Relief: The Biggest Health Care Expansion in a Decade
The American Rescue Plan will help over 1 million uninsured Americans get covered — and cut premiums by half for millions more.

We All Need Transit — Whether We Ride It Or Not
Without public transit, I couldn’t have gotten my degree. And all of us need it to keep our planet livable.

Water Is Life. Can We Protect It?
Americans will have to fight hard to protect their water from corporate greed. They can learn a lot from El Salvador.

Biden’s Relief Package Is a Huge Victory for Workers
It’s one of the largest antipoverty programs ever passed — and will save worker pensions throughout the country.

The Fraught Politics of Wolf Hunting
In Wisconsin, a wolf hunt gone wrong offers a lesson about the failures of our national politics, too.

Texas: A Study in Private Gain at Public Expense
My family spent the Texas freeze cold and dirty and parched while utilities bilked us and politicians fled to resorts.