Special Report

A model grassroots organizing campaign mobilizes public opinion for universal coverage in a state long dominated by private insurers.

What the Massachusetts experiment teaches us about incremental efforts to increase coverage by expanding private insurance.

The cost crisis of Medicare gets a lot of attention. The program can be fixed only by universalizing the larger health system in which Medicare resides.

Addressing the whole range of behaviors that affect health is the key to a healthier society. This requires a universal health care system.

Once again, a new administration and Congress will try to bring us universal health insurance. This time, despite urgent cost pressures, will they do it right?

The next administration will expand health coverage. Will they fix what is broken — or just inflate costs?

Improving the economic horizons of America’s young adults will require a sustained commitment and serious resources. But it will pay huge dividends.

A new generation with new economic stresses rediscovers the benefits of an old idea — trade unionism.

Campuses push for open campaign events that allow all students–regardless of their party affiliation–to attend.