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Fixing a System That Can Deny Health Coverage: Miranda Yaver on Insurance Reforms (Part II)
Last issue we shared the first part of my Q&A with Miranda Yaver, author of the new book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States, where we discussed the ins and outs of health insurance coverage denials an...
When Health Insurers Decide: Miranda Yaver on Coverage Denials (Part I)
It’s not news to any of us that the US health insurance system needs massive change. The sheer scale of administrative and financial burden on patients and providers is untenable. I spoke with Miranda Yaver about her research on one underdi...
From “What If?” to “This Must Be!”: Patrick Reinsborough on Building Narrative Power
More than two decades ago, upon accepting her Nobel Prize in Literature, the prolific Toni Morrison declared that “narrative is radical, creating us at the very moment it is being created.”
Her words are timeless, but coming across this se...
Beyond Statements: How Corporate Structural Reforms Can Support the Public Interest
Corporations get a lot of flak. Some of the biggest love to evade taxation, suppress wages, and influence politics. But sometimes, companies do look beyond profit margins and seek to make decisions that benefit the public. This week, we exp...
The Supreme Court’s Pro-Wealthy Bias Is Growing. Here’s What the Data Says.
This week, we’re bringing you insights from a fascinating study about how today’s Supreme Court is favoring the interests of the ultra-wealthy more than at any point in history. The researchers’ analysis found that over the years, Republica...
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As director of stratification economics for the Roosevelt Institute, Dr. Nuñez leads research on systemic inequalities in the economy and the ways in which public policy has perpetuated them.
Civil rights attorney and equity architect thinking and writing about policy and culture change that delivers real impact for communities. But these days I’m mostly reading, writing, and practicing joy and whimsy on this liberation journey.
Andrea Prat is a Professor of Economics at Columbia University.
I'm curious about many things and currently working to transform our economy so it actually serves life, instead of exploiting it. My research and writing is currently at transformfinance.org/learn
Noa is a senior research associate at Roosevelt, interested in taxes, economic inequality, and public provision.
Political scientist. Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of Pittsburgh. Writing on administrative burden and inequality in health care. Bylines at NYT, WaPo, and The Guardian. Coverage Denied (CUP 2026).
Deputy Director, Democratic Institutions at Roosevelt Institute and Roosevelt Forward
Director, Worker Power and Economic Security at Roosevelt Institute and Roosevelt Forward
Mom, policy enthusiast, working to make the rich and corporations pay more in taxes.
dad of leisure, principal economist @ Roosevelt institute & Roosevelt Forward (via LOTS of think tanks, some gov & an infinite series of updated priors)
Elizabeth Wilkins is the president and CEO at Roosevelt.
Senior Program Manager @ Roosevelt Institute/Roosevelt Forward. Thinking/writing about care, labor, and the intersection of gender and economics.
Longtime political communications and advocacy professional, co-founder of the Mindfulness in Politics Project.
Economics PhD at Columbia University
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