September 2017 – Page 2 – People's Policy Project

Single Payer Myths: Redundant Health Administration Workers

Matt Bruenig September 19, 2017

Streamlining the health care bureaucracy would not be that painful.

How Poor And Nonpoor Adults Spent Their Weeks Last Year

Matt Bruenig September 15, 2017

Poor adults tend to spend more weeks disabled, studying, and caring.

The Contents Of The New Medicare-For-All Bill

Matt Bruenig September 14, 2017

Lots of coverage, low cost-sharing, and steeply progressive taxes.

Household Income Up $700 At Median, $9,900 At The Top

Matt Bruenig September 13, 2017

The absolute gap between the top and the rest keeps growing.

New Census Data: 18% Of Low-Income People Are Uninsured

Matt Bruenig September 12, 2017

Health insurance remains elusive for young and poor people.

Who Was Poor In 2016 And Why Our System Keeps Failing Them

Matt Bruenig September 12, 2017

Capitalism drives poverty and only the welfare state can fix that.

Models For Worker Codetermination In Europe

Peter Gowan September 8, 2017

Workers should have a say in how their companies are run.

Mapping The Terrain Of The Single Payer Discourse

Matt Bruenig September 6, 2017

Ideas for transitioning from our current system to single payer.

Happy Labor Day. Let’s Eliminate “Right-To-Work” Laws.

Matt Bruenig September 4, 2017

We already know how to empower labor unions. It is time to do it.