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Republicans Skittish Over Health Care GOP Sen . Tom Cotton warns House Republicans against approving health care bill as is, on ABC's This Week: "I would say to my friends in the House of Representatives with whom I serve, 'Do not walk the plank and vote for a bill...
GOP Plan Kicks Grandma to the Curb or Kicks Mama Off Health Care
Medicaid block grants proposed by Republicans will force states to either kick old folks out of nursing homes, or kick poor folks off health insurance. Is this really what Trump voters were hoping for?
The GOP Health Bill Is an Assault on People of Color
The Republicans' plan to overhaul health care cuts programs that help black and brown people to pay for giveaways to the wealthy. People ask if this is accidental or deliberate. Does it matter?
Finding New Solutions for Foreign Policy
Trump’s first weeks in office have been horrifyingly erratic. But the bipartisan foreign-policy establishment's conventional wisdom is, in many ways, even more disconnected from reality than the president’s tweets.
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Trump Owns Health Care Trump goes all in on ACA repeal. NYT: "...Mr. Trump is plunging personally into his first major legislative fight, getting behind a bill that has been denounced by many health care providers and scorned by his base on the right. If it fails, Mr....
Yes, Schools Can Improve; Here’s How
Both sides in the current education debate assume real progress can't come from schools themselves, but must be imposed by outside folks who aren't professional educators. What if that assumption is wrong?
We Must Create Good Jobs: Sherrod Brown Shows the Way Forward
Jobs may have increased in February, but our challenge as a nation is to create good jobs that provide dignity for all. Senator Sherrod Brown's insightful new report - Working Too Hard for Too Little - shows us how to get there.
Republicans Repealing A Rule To Stop Wage Theft? It's Who They Are
Who could be against rules that protect workers from civil rights and labor law violations, having their pay stolen and their health and safety put at risk? Republicans, that's who.
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Trump Prepares To Shift Blame Trump prepares to blame Dems for GOP health care fail. Politico: "In a private Oval Office meeting with conservative activists Wednesday, President Donald Trump sold Paul Ryan's health care bill as strong and necessary. But minutes later,...
The American Health Care Act Is a Wealth Grab, Not a Health Plan
The Republicans' plan to replace the Affordable Care Act is a disaster for the American people. It’s not a health plan, it's a wealth grab for those who need it least, which will make the economy sicker, too.
