David M. Perry

Insulin pricing is yet another case where state lawmakers can choose whether or not to save the lives of their constituents.

It's time to shift the social contract of education away from short-term job training toward long-term development. And free college has to be part of that shift.

Tennessee has been purging people from its Medicaid rolls, while the legislature is working to promote caps on the program.

Getting off my antidepressant was hell. I'm not alone—and the pharmaceutical industry isn't helping.

But the Trump administration's attacks on Medicaid are nowhere near finished.

A new report highlights gross inequities in health coverage for grad students—and a lack of access to mental-health resources more generally.

A well-funded Medicaid expansion saves lives and money. Yet Utah and 14 other states are applying for work requirements in hopes of strangling the program.

When it comes to attacking programs that help the most vulnerable Americans, Donald Trump is right in step with his predecessors and his party.

It's long past time for every discipline to count and valorize all scholarly work, even or especially when it's aimed at an extramural audience.

Mainstream M4A proposals just got a lot more inclusive.

Public health means keeping everyone healthy—as a moral matter, and a practical one.

Texas has been trying to execute Bobby Moore for decades. The Supreme Court once again said "no."

The American left hasn't been this energetic in decades—and they're raising hard questions for almost every Democratic candidate.

The problem for people who care about government transparency is that the CIA's efforts to conceal history go far beyond soup.

The crowd responded well to Amy Klobuchar's campaign launch. Will the rest of the country?

A new study suggests that states already have broad legal authority to expand Medicaid access.

It's time to end the boot-camp approach to grad school.

Americans across the political spectrum are longing for change in health care but are worried about what changes might mean.

Moving from a segregated to a unified model is a major shift for the 50-year-old organization. But do the new changes go far enough?

Until American health care becomes truly universal, Medicaid expansion is the best way for states to safeguard the most vulnerable populations.

With Dems running the House, the Trump administration is looking for ways to enact its agenda without legislative approval.

After the 2016 election, disability activists say the bar for prospective Democratic nominees has never been higher.

Cars have gotten much safer. Maybe we could start treating firearms the same way?

In his new book, John Warner argues that we can't fix how we teach writing unless we also fix a toxic mode of high school assessment.

The total number of executions is declining, but we're not executing the worst criminals—just the criminals with the worst lawyers.

When we're talking about violent anti-Semitism, studious neutrality is journalistic malpractice.

These policies continue to traumatize and endanger children and teens.

CNN's firing of Marc Lamont Hill highlights the ongoing silencing of pro-Palestinian voices in American life.

The ADA stands as one of Bush's greatest legacies. He didn't do it alone.

The congresswoman-elect connects with young voters, promoting progressive positions while chopping peppers and making noodles.

Princeton University historian Kevin Kruse offers lessons in how to push back against the lies of the far right.

Applied behavioral analysis has left a legacy of traumatized kids. Why is it still the standard of treatment?

Cute, well-intentioned depictions of people with Down syndrome as charismatic megafauna literally dehumanize them.

The latest academic hoax emerges from the same ideological position as the Trump administration's attack on trans rights.

Everytown for Gun Safety is playing into the NRA's hands with its Minnesota campaign.

The National Council on Independent Living is starting to track disabled candidates and train them to run.

The social media profile of a murderer in Kentucky shows ample evidence of racism—so why did the media focus primarily on his schizophrenia?

Sarah Palin used pictures of her son Trig to demean liberals. She's not the only special needs parent to exploit images of her kids.

Conservatives are trying to use #HimToo to defend Kavanaugh and Trump.

America's courts still don't have clear protections for defendants with severe mental illness.

Our choice for attorney general is between a bigot and a possible domestic abuser.

A day with Dave Hutchinson, a veteran police officer running to unseat the anti-immigrant sheriff of Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Author Bruce Schneier warns about the coming hyper-networked world where all your devices are talking to each other.

How comedian Maysoon Zayid is planning to reshape television.

With suicide rising among undiagnosed American depressives, I recognized it was time to admit I needed help.

A new project reveals the extent of preventable deaths in the wake of the 2017 hurricane.

The author (and puppeteer) discusses climate change, discrimination, and how to write science fiction with a happy ending.

In an offhand remark, the embattled comedian implied a correlation between Down syndrome and emotional apathy—and, in the process, he reinforced an old and hateful stereotype.

The real harm against disabled Americans isn't the president's ableist rhetoric; it's his ableist policies.

A cap on ride-sharing companies in New York includes one important caveat: They're welcome to add as many wheelchair-accessible vehicles as they like.