Jonathan Metzl, author of “Dying of Whiteness,” discusses how racial resentment has fueled a backlash against health care policy designed to include immigrants and minorities—with deadly consequences for working-class white Americans.
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
As It Cultivates a Socially Responsible Image, Juul Sends Lobbyist to ALEC’s Annual Meeting
Juul says it wants to “make a meaningful, positive impact on our communities,” but by participating in the influential right-wing state legislative lobby it is working with a group that helps corporations violate the public interest.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Dialysis Duopoly Spends Big to Protect Profits in California
A scam to get patients to switch from Medicare to private insurance for dialysis care is being threatened by a bill in the Golden State. DaVita and Fresenius, the dialysis giants, have placed enormous funds into opposing it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Junk Food President Aims to Ruin American Nutrition
Will the Trump administration trash the nation’s dietary guidelines next year?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Climate Activists Win Partial Victory in Climate Debate Battle
At the resolutions committee meeting Thursday morning, two hours of debate only yielded a non-DNC sanctioned discussion—not a climate debate.
Posted inWorking in America
Sanders Is Trying to Have It Both Ways on Union Health Care
He claims that Medicare for All will be comprehensive with no duplicative insurance. But he promises unions that they can have something extra.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Ed Markey, Joe Kennedy, and Waiting-Your-Turn Politics in Massachusetts
The generational clash between the old guard and the new kids on the block could get ugly in the Bay State.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The 5-Step CEO Pay Scam
And how to reverse widening inequalities of income and wealth in America
Posted inEconomic Policy
Hedge Fund Cash Flows to Presidential Candidates—at Puerto Rico’s Expense
Of the Democratic field, only Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have returned the money.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Activists Fear Imminent Betrayal From DNC Quashing Climate Debate
Tomorrow the DNC votes on a resolution to hold a climate debate, but Chair Tom Perez’s competing resolution would undermine that effort.
