Juneteenth: What It Is, and Why We Commemorate It
Juneteenth celebrates the humanity of Black people and the community's indomitable spirit. It is also a time for rest, reflection and solidarity.
Wisconsin April Election: How Poll Volunteers and Voters Were Forced to Risk Their Health, and What Officials Must Do Now
A volunteer poll worker shares her story from the front lines of the dangerous election in Wisconsin — where voters and poll workers are now coming down with COVID-19.
The Federal Government’s Next Coronavirus Response Bill Must Protect Reproductive Health Care
As Congress prepares for the next coronavirus relief package, we’re seeing problems emerge with the existing relief legislation — shortcomings that would be dangerous to repeat. Here's how Congress can do better.
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First Person: A Black Mama Standing Up for Maternal Health
32 weeks pregnant at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, an expectant mother talks about systemic racism in health care — and why Black mamas need support and resources to combat it
Why the Fight for Black Mamas Is a Public Health Imperative
As we mark Black Maternal Health Week 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic makes clear that centering the communities and people most affected by health crises is crucial
Anti-Abortion Politicians Use COVID-19 Crisis to Attempt to Stop Access to Safe, Legal Abortion
Five states have sought to block access to abortion by deeming it not “necessary” during the pandemic — sending patients scrambling to get care.
As ACA Turns 10, Pandemic Response Depends on It — But Trump’s Lawsuit Threatens to Eliminate It
Even as a global pandemic rages, the Trump-Pence administration and its political allies aren’t letting up on their attacks.
Trump Weakened Our Health-Care Infrastructure — and That Undermined His Response to Coronavirus
The Trump administration hasn’t been able to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in part because it has weakened our public health infrastructure and put anti-science ideologues in charge of our health care system.
7 Reasons Why Seema Verma is the Actual Worst
If you’re tired of hearing about the usual cast of appalling characters in the Trump-Pence administration, here’s a powerful player who may have flown under your radar: Seema Verma.
Five Questions for HHS Secretary Azar
This week, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar will testify before several Congressional committees regarding the dangerous Trump budget — which guts vital health-care programs, including Medicaid. We've got some questions we want him to answer.
