Trump’s Drug Policy Is Destroying Lives
A sudden crackdown on opioids is leaving Americans without care.
Health Care
Republicans Are Killing Market-Based Health Care in America
By sabotaging Obamacare, Republicans are giving Democrats no choice but to push for government-run health care.
Donald Trump’s Instincts on Drugs Are All Wrong
The president’s tough-on-drugs mindset is a throwback to the 1980s and 90s.
Health Insurance Sticking Point in German Coalition Talks
Social Democrats want to get rid of the mixed public-private system.
Both Left- and Right-Wing Critics of Britain’s NHS Have a Point
The system could use more money, but in the long term British health care needs liberalization.
Democrats Should Campaign for Dutch-Style Health Reforms
Single-payer is too divisive. Many of its objectives can be met with a mixed public-private system.
Why Americans Can’t Have European-Style Health Care
The problem isn’t insurance companies. It’s that 155 million Americans get insurance from their job.
Repression Is the Wrong Approach to America’s Opioid Epidemic
Donald Trump promises a “tough law-and-order approach” to the drug crisis. That is the wrong approach.
Republican Attempt to Repeal Obamacare Descends into Farce
Republicans did not expect they would have to make good on their promises — and now they can’t.
Senate Obamacare Replacement Isn’t Better Than House Version
Republicans would take health insurance from low-income Americans and give a tax break to the rich.
Republican Obamacare Replacement Does All the Wrong Things
Republicans propose to give higher incomes a break and take help away from those who need it the most.
Absence of Obamacare Replacement Exposes Republican Deception
Republican opposition to Obamacare was empty rhetoric. They have no idea how to turn their slogans into policy.
Clinton’s Plan to Control Drug Prices Seems Like an Overreach
There are more incremental ways in which the United States could put a dent in high drug prices.
Young and Healthy Americans Spurn Obamacare
Barack Obama’s health law is in trouble because many young and healthy Americans won’t sign up.
Walker’s Sensible Plan to Replace Obamacare
The Wisconsin governor’s plan to repeal and replace the Democratic health reforms has some good ideas in it.