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A Litany for Survival

Host Violet Lucca,Guest Naomi Jackson

It shouldn’t take a village: on giving birth as a black woman in America

A Litany for Survival

by Naomi Jackson,

Giving birth as a black woman in America

From statements made about opioid use in Exit Wounds: A Survival Guide to Pain Management for Returning Veterans and Their Families, by Derek McGinnis, an Iraq War veteran. Exit Wounds is one of several…

Going to Extremes

by Harper’s Magazine,

In sickness, only: on mercy killings, and the crisis in our health care system

Going to Extremes

by Ann Neumann,

Are homicides among the elderly acts of mercy or malice?

Within Reach

by Nicole Pasulka,

The transgender community fights for health care

Monumental Error

by J. C. Hallman,

Will New York City finally tear down a statue?

DeLisle, Mississippi

by Jesmyn Ward,

When I was six, a pit bull tried to rip out my throat. I was walking down my parents’ oystershell driveway when the dog attacked me, probably because another dog,…

Where Health Care Won’t Go

by Helen Ouyang,

A tuberculosis crisis in the Black Belt

“Don’t Touch My Medicare!”

by Trudy Lieberman,

Is the beloved program on its last legs?

Disunified Front

by Charles Glass,

The chaotic, underfunded battle against the Islamic State

Medical care

A Litany for Survival

A Litany for Survival

Junk Science

Going to Extremes

Going to Extremes

Within Reach

Monumental Error

DeLisle, Mississippi

Where Health Care Won’t Go

“Don’t Touch My Medicare!”

Disunified Front

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A Litany for Survival

A Litany for Survival

Junk Science

Going to Extremes

Going to Extremes

Within Reach

Monumental Error

DeLisle, Mississippi

Where Health Care Won’t Go

“Don’t Touch My Medicare!”

Disunified Front

February 2016

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