Environment / Health

Don’t Cut Care

Aging and disabled Americans — and the workers who care for them — have a huge stake in federal budget negotiations.

I know what going without care is like. With hospitals closing and insurance still hard to get, we need to organize for something better.

A small investment now could mean more protective equipment and faster vaccine development before the next plague hits.

People can disagree about vaccine mandates, but the science on vaccines is clear: They’re safe and effective.

Vaccines and the cult of MAGA.

For now, the Supreme Court has allowed Texas to sic bounty hunters on women seeking constitutionally protected abortions.

For just a fraction of what we’ve spent on militarization these last 20 years, we could start to make life much better.

The right to clean air and water should have nothing to do with luck.

Bold policies could have saved America’s largest generic drug plant, but it’s never too late to start putting communities first.

Like the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps, a 21st century CCC could create millions of jobs while repairing our environment.