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Health Care February 9, 2023

‘We Ain’t Gonna Get It’: Why Bernie Sanders Says His ‘Medicare for All’ Dream Must Wait

This article by Arthur Allen first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Arthur Allen February 8, 2023 After railing at the injustices of U.S. health care for decades,…

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Health Care February 7, 2023

Biden’s plan for ending the emergency declaration for COVID-19 signals a pivotal point in the pandemic – 4 questions answered

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, The Ohio State University and Marian Moser Jones, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Joe Biden announced…

National February 7, 2023

Proposed federal rule would lower credit card late fees

by Casey Quinlan, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 6, 2023 As Americans continue to struggle with high credit card rates, the…

Health Care February 6, 2023

A Technicality Could Keep RSV Shots From Kids in Need

This article by Arthur Allen was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Arthur Allen February 6, 2023 After more than five decades of trying, the drug industry…

Race and Racism February 6, 2023

Civil rights legislation sparked powerful backlash that’s still shaping American politics

by Julian Maxwell Hayter, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For nearly 60 years, conservatives have been trying to gut the Voting Rights…

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 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…

Immigration January 30, 2023

Lengthy timeline for DACA legal fight puts lives on hold for years

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 28, 2023 WASHINGTON — Karen Judith Briseno Ortiz mailed in her application for…

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Georgia January 24, 2023

Health advocates push for more resources for moms in a post-Roe Georgia

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 23, 2023 Advocates for maternal health gathered outside the state Capitol Monday to…

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