Environment and Health
Medicaid Cutoffs: An American Horror Story
Some 15 million Americans on Medicaid are now being thrown off the program. No elected official should stand for this.
Stop This Corporate Child Abuse
There’s nothing wrong with teens working part-time. But some corporations are willfully — and illegally — putting young kids into harm’s way.
20 Years On, What Did the Iraq War Truly Cost?
The war claimed more than lives and treasure — it claimed a future’s worth of lost opportunities. Now, younger generations are demanding them back.
In the Era of Legal Marijuana, the Kids Are Alright
Opponents thought legalization would lead to more teens using marijuana. Ten years since the first states legalized, the reverse has happened.
Before Norfolk Southern Poisoned Ohio, It Poisoned the Statehouse
The company plied state lawmakers with cash and lobbied against common sense rail safety measures.
A Health Care Cliff is Coming
I’m one of 18 million Americans who could soon lose Medicaid access. Here’s how to keep people from falling over the edge — and how to fight back.
Rail Workers Warned Us: Greed Is Dangerous
Following derailments across the country, rail workers have a solution to the nation’s rail crisis: public ownership.
Health Care is Sick — and Profit is the Disease
Corporate consolidation is burning out health care professionals and killing patients. But there’s another way.
Don’t Trust Wall Street with Nursing Homes
Make no mistake, they’d kill your granny to make a buck.
Biden Presented a Bold Agenda. Can He Back It Up?
The president had much to celebrate in his State of the Union address. But to finish the job, he needs to take executive action.