New York City Nurses Confront an Austerity Avalanche
Medicaid cuts are being used to push austerity in hospitals’ contract negotiations with nurses, even as some hospitals dabble in financial speculation and their CEOs rake in millions.
One winter morning in Los Angeles, a group of health care activists set up a street-corner clinic for day laborers.
Events to celebrate New Deal achievements and advocate a "New New Deal" based on Depression-era job-creation programs.