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U.S. Congress February 2, 2023

I helped balance the federal budget in the 1990s – here’s just how hard it will be for the GOP to achieve that same rare feat

by Linda J. Bilmes, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Kevin McCarthy reportedly promised many things to Republican hardliners en route to clinching…

U.S. Congress February 2, 2023

Of more than 7,500 threats against members of Congress in 2022, just 22 prosecuted

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 1, 2023 WASHINGTON — Members of Congress receive thousands of threats a year,…

U.S. Congress February 1, 2023

U.S. House Oversight chair’s agenda: Hunter Biden, COVID origins, classified documents

by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 30, 2023 WASHINGTON — House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer on…

U.S. Congress January 31, 2023

US debt default could trigger dollar’s collapse – and severely erode America’s political and economic might

by Michael Humphries, Touro University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s a case of déjà vu all over again on the debt ceiling debate. Republicans,…

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History January 31, 2023

Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble

by Jerald Podair, Lawrence University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader…

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Health Care January 27, 2023

Florida Gov. DeSantis Falsely Claims Bivalent Booster Boosts Chances of Covid Infection

This article by Yacob Reyes, PolitiFact, was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Yacob Reyes, PolitiFact January 26, 2023 “Almost every study now has said with these…

Environment January 27, 2023

How California’s ambitious new climate plan could help speed energy transformation around the world

by Daniel Sperling, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] California is embarking on an audacious new climate plan that aims to eliminate…

Gun violence January 26, 2023

Typical mass shooters are in their 20s and 30s – suspects in California’s latest killings are far from that average

by Jillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The two men who shot dead 18 people in…

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Health Care January 26, 2023

COVID-19 deaths in the US continue to be undercounted, research shows, despite claims of ‘overcounts’

by Andrew Stokes, Boston University; Dielle Lundberg, Boston University; Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, University of Minnesota; and Yea-Hung Chen, University of California, San Francisco, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…

Gun violence January 24, 2023

Horror and anguish are playing out on repeat following the latest mass shooting – and the mental health scars extend far beyond those directly affected

by Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Yet another community is stricken with grief in the wake of the horrific shooting…

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