healthcare

Confront and Remedy the Black Community’s COVID-19 Vaccine Skepticism

Decades of exploitation, abuse, and racism in medicine have cost many Black Americans their lives during the pandemic. Now the government can act to prevent further harm.

Ruqaiijah Yearby Dec 18, 2020

Teresa Leger Fernandez Wins In New Mexico’s Third Congressional District. She’s Fighting For ‘A Politics Of Opportunity.’

Leger Fernandez wants to pass universal healthcare and improve infrastructure in tribal and rural communities.

Lauren Gill Nov 03, 2020

The Senate Filibuster Is Hollowing Out American Democracy

If Democrats win control of the Senate, allowing this archaic tradition to survive will make everything of significance the party hopes to accomplish virtually impossible.

Jay Willis Nov 02, 2020

Kara Eastman Looks to Represent Nebraska in Congress With An Eye On Improving Healthcare

The Second District candidate, who has been endorsed by more than 50 Black leaders in Omaha, also wants to make investments in Black and Latinx neighborhoods.

Lauren Gill Oct 30, 2020

Texas House Candidate Celina Montoya Is Running To Expand Medicaid and Fund Public Education

She is running for a historically Republican-controlled seat, and if she wins, it could help turn the state House blue.

Meg O'Connor Oct 30, 2020

For Illinois Democrat Marie Newman, Progressive Is ‘Practical’

Newman, who is running for a U.S. House seat, wants Medicare for all, green jobs, and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

Cinnamon Janzer Oct 27, 2020

As Arizona Politics Shift, Martín Quezada Hopes This Term Is His Most Significant

Quezada has supported progressive policies since starting out in the state legislature in 2012. He’s now running for his final term, which could be his most important, given the state’s changing power dynamics.

Meg O'Connor Oct 27, 2020

Joe Biden Should Use Federal Dollars to Fund Alternatives to Police

If he becomes president and Democrats win the Senate, Biden should push a federal spending bill that includes money for civilian first-responder programs.

Aaron Stagoff-Belfort Oct 01, 2020

Healthcare In The U.S. Is Still Segregated, So Community Organizations Are Taking COVID-19 Testing Into Their Own Hands

Predominantly Black neighborhoods have less access to primary care physicians and healthcare services, at a time when COVID-19 is killing Black Americans at a rate 2.3 times higher than white Americans. Now grassroots organizations are trying to compensate for failures of public health.

Akilah Wise Jul 07, 2020

When My Brother Died Of An Overdose, The State Charged Two People With Murder. That Isn’t Justice.

You can’t incarcerate a public health problem. It doesn’t make us safer. It doesn’t repair harm.

Daveen Trentman Jul 07, 2020

The Pandemic Shows It’s Time for an Alternative to American Capitalism

The nation has an opportunity to take advantage of this transformative event and pursue an alternative to the current system.

David A. Love Jun 30, 2020

We Need An Essential Workers Bill Of Rights To Make Sure Working People Have The Protections They Need

From grocery store workers to nurses, from home care workers to janitors, from teachers to delivery workers to domestic workers — there is an invisible, undervalued army of people who make our lives possible. Their work is essential, and it always has been.

Ai-jen Poo Jun 29, 2020

Coronavirus In Jails and Prisons

Despite early warnings, jails and prisons have seen a rapid spread of the virus—a humanitarian disaster that puts all of our communities, and lives, at risk. Every day, The Appeal examines the scale of the crisis, numbers of infected and dead, around the nation.

Kelly Davis May 29, 2020