More than ever, we need a public option—and other changes—to ensure the ACA achieves its ambitious, far-reaching goals.
Health & Social Policy
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Will The Nation’s Capital Become a National Leader on Paid Leave?
Washington, D.C.’s city council is considering a bill that would be the country’s most progressive paid leave policy.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measures Usher In Next Phase in Drug War
With five states poised to vote on legalizing pot, millennials and minority groups are key voting blocs.
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As Hyde Amendment Turns 40, Poll Shows Support for Its Repeal
It’s been 40 years to the day since Congress first passed the so-called Hyde Amendment that bars federal funding for abortion services, and it’s also the first year that any presidential candidate-in this case, Hillary Clinton-has campaigned on a promise to repeal that amendment if elected. It’s unclear whether Clinton’s pledge will carry much weight […]
Posted inAmerica and the World
Hill Hearing Spells Bad News for Veterans
Not a single veterans service organization was asked to speak last week at the House Veterans Affairs Committee’s hearing on the final recommendations of the VA Commission on Care, though such groups represent millions of former military personnel. Also noticeably absent from the witness list was Vietnam veteran Michael Blecker, executive director of the San […]
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Public Option Would Fix Health Insurance Marketplace
Aetna is one of more than a dozen insurers abandoning the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges, a move that adds urgency to progressive calls for a public option.
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Forget GMOs. Pesticides Pose the Real Risk
Rather than worrying about unsubstantiated risks from GMOs, Americans should worry about the real risks pesticides pose for people in the communities that feed the nation.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Want to Expand Social Security? Look North
Democrats who have started a discussion about improving retirement security in the U.S. would do well to take a page out of Canada’s book.
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Studies Show Veterans Health Care Improving
When the House Veterans Affairs Committee holds a hearing on September 7 to assess the future of the Veterans Health Administration, federal lawmakers would do well to consider recent reports that challenge the continual drumbeat of negative and often unfair coverage and congressional criticism of the VHA. One report, from the RAND Corporation, said that […]
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Trump’s Baby Step on Child Care
Wouldn’t you know, it’s slanted toward the rich and offers nothing to families that need help the most?
