As the funding that helped turn the tide of the pandemic dries up, a dire burden mounts on the backs of uninsured Americans.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle spent the midterms telling us that more police and prisons will make us safer. Voters didn’t bite—and perhaps they know better.

Voters in California, Michigan, Vermont, Kentucky, and Montana all showed up to protect abortion.

Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant make the case for health care revolution.

The governor's race in Georgia will determine the future for abortion access in the state.

from Washington and beyond

We’re still seeing the long-term effects of Covid. Acting like the pandemic is over won’t help us address them.

The newest campaign against children’s hospitals is part of a much larger pattern.

The California governor’s shock veto of a bill that would have created safe injection sites is a shameful play for major donors who would fuel a future presidential run, at the expense of his most vulnerable constituents.

In a distinguished government career spanning more than half a century, he expertly steered America through two devastating pandemics. But given how Republicans have maliciously attacked him, why would anyone want to follow in his footsteps?

The administration expects to stop buying vaccines and treatment by year’s end, handing over these responsibilities to for-profit companies that are salivating at the opportunity.

The overwhelming rejection in deep-red Kansas of an anti-abortion referendum suggests that there may be a hidden army of voters out there who are furious about the Dobbs decision.

The Democrats finally have wind in their sails. The Arizona senator can halt the party’s progress with a statement.

Gay men are being disproportionately affected by the virus. While we don’t have all the answers on transmission, we should be asking why the U.S. government is failing to tackle yet another public health crisis.

Anti-abortion activists are betting on low voter turnout and the amendment’s confusing wording to secure a future ban on abortion.

The retail health care giant instructed pharmacies to check why customers need medications such as methotrexate—and to refuse to provide them if they can’t prove they’re not for an abortion.

I spoke with Senator Debbie Stabenow, the architect of the law’s mental health care provisions, to understand how it happened—and what it can teach us about policy reform.

Some conservatives are floating the laughable notion that the GOP will now support bolstering the safety net for families. In reality, the party is already plotting other ways to make families miserable.

The restrictions that will follow in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe will have ripple effects on miscarriage management and medical emergencies.

Now Republicans swear they’re going to address mental health. How dumb do they think the American people are?