Tap the disability rights movement’s untapped power
Though Marx and Engels may not have predicted the rise of an engaged population of people with disabilities, they did predict the push toward "improvement."
Abortion foes should not use people with disabilities as props
With the constant attacks on reproductive rights, it is easy to feel your blood boil every time another right-wing, anti-choice message comes your way.
Stand in support of women and girls, against misogyny
In the United States misogyny - or the hatred of women - is alive and well. I strongly encourage you all to reach out and help all our mothers, sisters and daughters to make sure they are all safe and free.
I spent 19 days in a psychiatric hospital — and loved every minute
My impression of such treatment centers was quite negative. Then I was a patient in one.
Obamacare: Grumbling is not enough
It is amazing how fast momentum can shift in politics. And it usually happens for reasons that could not have been predicted.
Reader voices: Even for hospital workers, health care is a problem
As a health care professional, taking care of people and helping them comes from my heart and soul. It is what I love to do and truly feel what I was called to do with my life.
Veteran's voice: a soldier's death
A soldier in my old unit who deployed with us to Afghanistan committed suicide. He was only 25 years old. What caused this young man with so much promise to feel that there is no way out?
NBC's "Obama knew" charge on health care problem doesn't hold up
The debate was widely covered in the press as early as 2010, so it's unclear what exactly the NBC investigation unit has uncovered.
Shutdown: New phase in a very American coup
They didn't wear jackboots, but the shutdown of government by an extremist faction of the Republican Party can only be described as a new phase in a very American coup.
What does Obamacare mean for young people?
At this point in time, there are about 47 million people in the U.S. without health insurance. This includes a good amount of young people.
