Features related to health care

In this Friday, June 8, 2012 photo, nurses walk under dimmed lighting during "quiet time" at the Newborn Family Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Excerpt: “War Dances”
April 12, 2013 | Book Club

In “Blankets,” an excerpt from Sherman Alexie’s new collection entitled Blasphemy, he recounts his attempts to comfort his ailing father as he recovered from surgery. Continue reading

Healthcare workers on strike. (Credit: SEIU1199 NW)
When Hospital Workers Can’t Afford Health Care
March 21, 2013 | News & Notes

Nearly one-fifth of large companies are raising the cost of health insurance by only offering high-deductible “catastrophic” plans to employees. Continue reading

Marie Arrasate, left, and Joan McGarr discuss the Social Security payment during an interview Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 at the Southwest Focal Senior Center in Pembroke Pines, Fla. There will be no cost-of-living increase for more than 50 million Social Security recipients next year, the first year without a raise since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
How Economic Inequality Influences Life Expectancy
March 14, 2013 | Smart Charts
Two neighboring Florida communities -- one poor, one rich -- show that health improvements among the wealthy don't necessarily raise all boats.
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan testifies during confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the U. S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday June 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Slideshow: The Senate’s Broken Confirmation Process
January 18, 2013

See how the growing use of the filibuster in the Senate has crippled the presidential appointment system. Continue reading

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A Look at the Numbers Behind Obamacare
November 27, 2012 | Smart Charts
The Kaiser Family Foundation released an analysis yesterday to help state politicians decide whether to participate in the Obamacare Medicaid expansion.
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Naomi Klein on Becoming a Radical
November 16, 2012

Bill asks Naomi Klein why she calls herself a radical and what it was in her background that made her into one. Continue reading

Voters cast their Election Day ballots at Harrison High School in Harrison, Montana. The high school is a polling station for Harrison, Pony, Norris and other surrounding rural areas. (AP Photo/Janie Osborne)
Key Ballot Initiatives: What Passed, What Didn’t?
November 7, 2012 | News & Notes

See some of the ways our nation changed thanks to new state ballot initiatives. Continue reading

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State Ballot Initiatives to Watch
October 26, 2012

Take a closer look at hot-button initiatives Americans will be voting for or against on November 6. Continue reading

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Bill Moyers Essay: Everyone Should Be Entitled to Medicare
August 3, 2012

Bill recalls his days with Lyndon Johnson as they prepared to sell Medicare to Congress, and makes the case for why everyone should be entitled to it today. Continue reading

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Organizing Workers in the Freelance Economy
July 6, 2012 | Q&A
Freelancers Union founder Sara Horowitz talks about a new model for organizing workers and what it means for organized labor in general.
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