Hawaii legislators are tackling the nation’s elder care crisis head-on with a bill that would offer universal long term care to the state’s senior citizens.
Rachel M. Cohen
Rachel M. Cohen is a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C., and a former American Prospect writing fellow. Follow her on Twitter @rmc031
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Planned Parenthood Endorses Hillary Clinton
On Sunday, January 10, in Manchester, New Hampshire, Planned Parenthood Action Fund will formally endorse Hillary Clinton for president-its first-ever primary endorsement. Planned Parenthood says it plans to spend at least $20 million on this election. The national women’s health organization has thrown itself ever more forcefully into politics since its president, Cecile Richards, took […]
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New Education Law Sparks Civil Rights Concerns
While in many ways an improvement over No Child Left Behind, the new education law could make closing the “achievement gap” more difficult.
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Last-Ditch House Bill Would Defund Planned Parenthood
In a last-ditch effort, House Republicans are set to vote Wednesday on a bill that would include a provision to defund Planned Parenthood. The vote comes just weeks after Congress passed its $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that included no cuts to Planned Parenthood, despite months of conservative pledges to defund the abortion provider. House […]
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The Charter School Business
And how to keep it from being the charter school racket: An interview with Bruce Baker.
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Cecile Richards: Grace Under Fire at Planned Parenthood
Richards faces down attacks that may yet backfire on the right.
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Spending Bill Spares Planned Parenthood
Despite months of Republican threats and political bluster, a recently-unveiled $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that will fund the government until October 2016 includes no cuts to Planned Parenthood’s federal funding or to abortion access. The deal follows weeks of hostile negotiations on Capitol Hill. At stake were funds not only for Planned Parenthood, but […]
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School Closures Hurt Communities, Advocates Warn
As President Barack Obama signed a sweeping education overhaul into law, opponents of school closures gathered on Capitol Hill.
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New York City Tackles School Segregation
The nation’s largest and most segregated school system has finally taken steps to diversify public classrooms citywide.
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The Colorado Shooting and the Recent Rise in Anti-Abortion Violence
On Friday, November 27th Robert Lewis Dear, a 57-year-old white man, entered a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs and opened fire. It took more than five hours for Dear to surrender to the police, and when he did, the police found nine injured, and three killed, including one police officer. The following night, The […]