Tom Fowdy is a postgraduate student of Chinese Studies at Oxford University. A passionate anti-war advocate, he writes predominantly on North Korea, East Asia and International Affairs.
The idea of scrapping the U.S. health insurance system for a massive expansion of government-funded healthcare isn’t new. But voters hit by ballooning private health insurance costs are rallying behind midterm candidates calling for universal coverage.
Democratic participation depends on more than voting rights: people also need material security, practical knowledge, social belonging, and a sense of agency that human ecology education can help cultivate.