GOP Centrists Rock the House, Force ACA Subsidy Showdown
By Joshua Scheer Four centrist Republican members of the U.S. House broke with Speaker Mike Johnson and joined Democrats in signing a discharge petition that will compel a floor vote…
Duct Tape Can’t Fix This: The Fight for Medicare for All and ACA Survival
By: Joshua Scheer In between two Common Dreams articles, they reported a tweet from Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen telling us what we already know: the time is now for…
‘Time Is Ticking’: GOP Lawmakers Urged to Back Healthcare Tax Credit Extension
By: Brett Wilkins Original for Common Dreams With less than a month remaining before Affordable Care Act healthcare tax credits are set to expire—which would cause monthly premiums to soar…
Necropolitics and Healthcare: The High Cost of Life in America
Melissa’s original article, which inspired this podcast, is printed in full below as well. Happy Thanksgiving. In this eye-opening episode, host Joshua Scheer dives deep into the heart-wrenching realities of…
Our Healthcare System Is Broken — And Both Parties Keep Making It Worse
By Joshua Scheer This has to be one of the most bizarre situations imaginable: Republicans discussing healthcare premiums as if they genuinely care about the issue. The public sees through…