U.S. Insurance Aid Props Up Climate-Risk Homes

By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network May 25, 2016 A major insurer calls for an end to government subsidies that encourage expensive house-building schemes in areas of the U.S. at high risk of floods and storms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Finding a Cure for Bernie Sanders’ and Hillary Clinton’s Health Care Plans

By Margaret Flowers and Jill Stein Jan 23, 2016 Physicians and Green Party activist/politicians Jill Stein and Margaret Flowers say the two leading Democratic presidential candidates have something in common: covering up the failures of the Affordable Care Act. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Choice for Democrats: Hillary Clinton’s Evolution or Bernie Sanders’ Revolution

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 19, 2016 On issue after issue, Clinton proposes incremental solutions that take into account our political system as it is. Sanders proposes dramatic solutions that will only be possible when power is wrested from "big money" interests. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Is Tapping Into a Vein of Anger Over Health Care

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 14, 2016 What to do about Obamacare divides the senator from his chief rival, Hillary Clinton. She would merely shore up gaps in the program. The Vermont senator, however, goes further, and his vision of health care as a universal right could resonate among voters. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Rumble From the People Can Work

By Ralph Nader / Common Dreams Jan 2, 2016 With press report after press report documenting how big business stiffs millions of its consumers and workers, why is it that more of these victims do not externalize some of their inner agonies by channeling them into civic outrage? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Why the Sharing Economy Is Harming Workers—and What Must Be Done

Robert Reich / Truthdig Nov 30, 2015 In this holiday season, it’s especially appropriate to acknowledge how many Americans don’t have steady work. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: John Oliver on How Upcoming State Elections Could Spell Disaster for Thousands Uninsured

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2015 HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host explains why Tuesday's state elections could put the lives of half a million people at risk (and, in one case, affect the fate of the pangolin). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A New Way Insurers Are Shifting Costs to the Sick

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2014 By charging higher prices for generic drugs that treat certain illnesses, health insurers may be violating the spirit of the Affordable Care Act, which bans discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Obamacare Court Case

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Jul 28, 2014 Dig deeper

Even After Open Enrollment, Activity Remains Unexpectedly High on Federal Health Insurance Exchange

By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica Jul 24, 2014 New federal data, obtained by ProPublica under the Freedom of Information Act, shows nearly 1 million insurance transactions since mid-April. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Worries Insurers and Military

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network May 16, 2014 Powerful voices in finance and the armed forces are warning of risks of increasingly extreme weather events causing billions of dollars of damage and potentially igniting humanitarian disasters and regional conflicts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

If You’re Going to Force People to Buy Insurance, You Have to Make It Affordable

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 19, 2014 In November, Californians will vote whether to give the state insurance commissioner power to approve health insurance premium increases and veto or scale back those he finds excessive. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )