Democratic senators join up to embrace single-payer by co-sponsoring Sanders’ “Medicare for all” bill
This new surge of Democratic support for single-payer health care may just be the beginning.
The Referendum That Might Have Headed Off Flint’s Water Crisis
Michigan’s voters decided to scrap the kind of super-empowered emergency managers who made questionable decisions in Flint – but state lawmakers found a way to revive the program.
America’s two pandemics
On an increasingly sickly planet, our future, in other words, remains up for grabs.
My Covid-19 teaching year
A world unraveling amid smoke and death and how one teacher and her students dealt with it.
One nation, in sickness and in health
Time and again, "repeal and replace" has proven to be a farce. Let's focus on the hard work of true reform and get health care for all.
Of course, Medicare For All would increase federal spending…
But it would lower the total cost of health care.
Federal documents: More than 300,000 likely to die if restrictions are lifted
Experts said government officials should publicize their coronavirus assumptions so everyone can be confident in their work.
Taiwan Bans GMOs in Schools, Mandates Strict Label Laws
Taiwan has banned schools across the nation from serving GMOs to students, citing health and safety concerns. Mandatory labeling of GMOs is also required on all food products that contain 3 percent or more GMOs.
Eric Holder: It’s Time To Talk About Decriminalizing Marijuana
“You know, we treat marijuana in the same way that we treat heroin now, and that clearly is not appropriate.”
The DIY Scientist, the Olympian, and the Mutated Gene
How a woman whose muscles disappeared discovered she shared a disease with a muscle-bound Olympic medalist.