Archive - Discourse Blog

'Scrooged' Is the Perfect Documentary For Our Time

This isn’t a story about redemption, it’s an account of exactly how impossible it is to get people with money and power to act like human beings.

Dec 20 •

Caitlin Schneider

Your Health Insurance Nightmares Left Us Sick With Rage

First-person accounts on the frustrations of healthcare coverage, from all sides of this American nightmare.

Dec 19 •

Samantha Grasso

The Things That Drove Us Crazy In 2024

Dec 17 •

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The Best of Discourse Blog: 2024 Edition

Our favorite work of the year.

Dec 16 •

Send Us Your Health Insurance Horror Stories

We want to hear from you (and we'll keep you anonymous).

Dec 12 •

Samantha Grasso

Same as It Ever Was

The military calls, and Congress answers.

Dec 11 •

Luigi Mangione Is Not the Issue Here

Instead of worshiping him or stuffing him into an ideological box, let's focus on fixing the inhumane society that shaped him.

Dec 10 •

The Choices the New York Times Makes

The comments of a random Columbia student? Huge news! Israel accused of genocide? Not so much.

Dec 9 •

A year ago, Israel buried me alive. I’m still clawing my way out

It's been one year since I survived the strike that destroyed my family’s home, but I’m still searching for a way out of the ruins.

Published on Mohammed R Mhawish • Dec 8

Brian Thompson Was a Killer Too

If you are running a company that prides itself on denying people medical care, you have blood on your hands.

Dec 6 •

Try Not to Lead a Life That Makes People Celebrate Your Death

The life and death of a health insurance CEO.

Dec 5 •

Katherine Krueger

All These Guys Hate Each Other

There are no friends in the Trump Administration.

Dec 4 •

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