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Healthcare

Pro-choice supporters gathered outside of the U.S. Supreme Court before the Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on October 26, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)

Abortion Access Is at Stake, But We Will Do Everything We Can to Keep Our Clinic's Doors Open

Arkansas legislators are trying to make abortion inaccessible, so we're taking them to court.

Lori Williams ·

Writer Anand Giridharadas filled in as guest host of Peacock's "The Mehdi Hasan Show" on May 28, 2021.

Watch: Anand Giridharadas Shares What 'We Learned' From the Covid-19 Pandemic

"The question before us now is: What will do with these lessons?"

Common Dreams staff ·

Reproductive rights advocates demonstrate at a May 21, 2019 pro-choice rally at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. (Photo: Fibonacci Blue/Flick Creative Commons)

Biden Hailed for 'Historic' Exclusion of Anti-Choice Hyde Amendment From Proposed Budget

"At a time when reproductive freedom is under unprecedented attack, and the legal right to abortion is hanging on by a tenuous thread, this critical step from the Biden administration is more important than ever."

Brett Wilkins, staff writer ·

Participants holding protest signs at the rally. People living with diabetes, activists, faith leaders, and health care advocates rallied in front of the New York Stock Exchange to commemorate World Diabetes Day 2019, as part of a National Day of Action called by the Lower Drug Prices Now Campaign. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

It's Time to Break Big Pharma's Grip on Healthcare and Empower Medicare to Negotiate Cheaper Drug Prices

The Lower Drug Costs Now Act would be long-overdue step towards making prescription medicines more affordable for all Americans.

Margarida Jorge ·

Led by Jayapal, Broad Coalition of 156 House Dems Demands Medicare Expansion in Infrastructure Bill

"Lowering the eligibility age, improving benefits, and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices will change lives and save people money."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

Protesters block the street in front of the Supreme Court

Decrying 'Catastrophic Harm,' ACLU Files Legal Challenge Against Arkansas Transgender Healthcare Ban

The lawsuit from the ACLU's Arkansas chapter is the first major challenge of one of the many anti-transgender rights measures being pushed by Republican legislatures across the country. 

Julia Conley, staff writer ·

The message of the video—which stars N.Y. state lawmakers @JabariBrisport and @ZohranKMamdani—is clear: "We simply cannot afford not to have a single-payer system."

Watch: Video Starring NY Lawmakers Lampoons Absurdity of For-Profit Healthcare

The message of the video—which stars New York state lawmakers Jabari Brisport and Zohran Kwame Mamdani—is clear: "We simply cannot afford not to have a single-payer system."

Brett Wilkins, staff writer ·

"After all we've been through in this pandemic, it's unconscionable that Rep. Auchincloss (D-Mass.) would rather do the bidding of Big Pharma corporate donors than lower prescription drug prices for working families," said Alexandra Rojas, executive director of Justice Democrats, on May 25, 2021. (Photo: Social Security Works)

'Auchincloss Is a Shill': Democrat Excoriated for Siding With Big Pharma Against Lower Drug Prices

"There's nothing 'moderate' or 'bipartisan' about blocking plans to lower drug prices," said one organizer.

Kenny Stancil, staff writer ·

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural speech after being sworn-in at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Jonathan Ernst-Pool via Getty Images)

Democrats 'Must Be Trying to Lose': Progressives Fume After Report Says Biden Budget Excludes Key Promises

"If the aim is to avoid a midterm massacre, why would you do this?" asked one political critic.

Kenny Stancil, staff writer ·

The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would force employers to the bargaining table if the union has the support of a majority of employees and the employer interferes with the union election. (Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Government Can Be the Solution: Eight Lessons From the Pandemic

Lesson 1: Essential workers deserve far better.

Robert Reich ·