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What If Making Poor Voters Healthier Could Increase Voter Turnout?
A new study sheds light on the possible impact of health status on voter turnout rates. This research has implications for how progressives approach healthcare policy and construct their voter coalitions. Read more
Mar 29, 2021
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Abdul El-Sayed and Micah Johnson Make the Case for Medicare for All
Abdul El-Sayed and Micah Johnson are stressing the need for a grassroots movement on single-payer. Their new book gives progressives a slew of talking points on healthcare. Read more
Mar 12, 2021
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Biden Pressed on Health Equity and Race in Fight Over FDA Pick
While President Biden has yet to announce his choice for the FDA, progressive groups have been weighing in on an unexpectedly contentious debate—most recently, the National Black Church Initiative. Read more
Mar 9, 2021
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In a Test on Trade Policy, Progressives Push Biden to End “Vaccine Apartheid”
Advocates are calling on the White House to buck Big Pharma and support a change in trade policy to allow wider access to vaccines, tests and treatments for the developing world. Read more
Mar 1, 2021
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Jonathan Cohn Wants Healthcare Reformers to Prepare for the Long Haul
Cohn's new book, "The Ten Year War," is a culmination of two decades covering healthcare. The HuffPost reporter talks to Blue Tent about what he's learned and the road ahead. Read more
Feb 25, 2021
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Behind the Fight Over Biden's Choice for FDA Head
The decision about who will lead the FDA has become fraught, with critics mobilizing against a top candidate they say helped create the opioid crisis and is too friendly with pharma. Read more
Feb 11, 2021
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Jacob Hacker’s Public Option May Finally Have its Moment (Again)
Hacker, the father of the public option, talks to us about this signature policy’s “long gestation period" and the possibilities for healthcare reform as Joe Biden prepares to take office. Read more
Jan 15, 2021
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Here’s Why the Fairness Project Keeps Winning Ballot Initiatives
The organization has racked up an impressive track record of winning campaigns—including in red states—that have positively changed the lives of as many as 15 million people. What's its secret sauce? Read more
Jan 12, 2021
How the National Nurses United Became a Force for Medicare for All
It is one of the nation's most outspoken left-wing labor groups. And its organizing muscle provides the firepower for much of the movement for universal health care. We unpack the back story. Read more
Dec 28, 2020
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Vaccines Still Need More Evaluation, FDA Critic Says
Diana Zuckerman and her nonprofit have long advocated for reform at the FDA, charging that it has often caved to industry pressure to prioritize speed over safety. Read more
Dec 17, 2020
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The Progressive Groups Leading the Fight Against Big Pharma
Big Pharma still owns lots of Congress and the lobbying world, but these organizations have broken from the fold to fight in favor of drug pricing reform. Read more
Nov 16, 2020
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Beyond Planned Parenthood and NARAL: These Groups are the Future of Reproductive Justice
Reproductive justice has expanded far beyond the margins of its household names. Read more
Nov 9, 2020
