An open letter to the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who is currently running for U.S. Senate, is prompted by his comments about the Republican Party’s demographics.
Health & Social Policy
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Photo Essay: Moral Mondays’ Potent Symbols and Creative Actions
So far in the 2014 North Carolina legislative session, lawmakers have witnessed weekly actions: a silent protest, a sit-in in the Speaker’s office, and prayerful bread-breaking by the activists of the Moral Monday movement, chronicled here in a photo
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Meet the Billionaire Brothers You Never Heard of Who Fund the Religious Right
The Wilks brothers, whose fortune comes from fracking, give tens of millions to right-wing groups and anti-choice “pregnancy centers,” anti-LGBT groups, and organizations affiliated with ALEC.
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Should We Be Concerned About Privatization of the V.A.?
Congress is about to pass a bill allowing vets to receive care at private providers. If it’s the first step toward privatization, that could be a big problem.
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The Inexorable March of Big Government Health Care
Nearly two in five Americans now get their health coverage through the federal government, and there’s almost nothing conservatives can do about it.
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Why You Should Be Worried About Missouri’s Extreme Abortion Bill
When every state is a battlefield in the war on women, every state counts.
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In an Obamacare Experiment, Maryland Aims to Make Its Poor More Healthy
In the rural area around Cumberland, the obesity rate is almost 29 percent, nutrition is poor and food insecurity is high. With a waiver from the federal government to experiment with preventive care, state officials hope to reverse those trends.
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A Few Things to Keep In Mind About the V.A.
Sure, there’s going to be some demagoguery of the issue. So here are a few critical facts to remember.
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The Brothers Koch: Family Drama and Disdain for Democracy
Lawsuits are the billionaire brothers’ weapon of choice—against each other—writes Daniel Schulman in his first-rate new bio. But buying our democracy, and maybe killing it, is pure self-interest.
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Dally Meme: Delusion and Moxie, Rove and Jindal
Politics may not be for the faint of heart, but it’s often for the deluded of mind. Today’s meme is about those who are deluding either themselves or others, and will inevitably have their hopes dashed by cruel reality. We start with Karl Rove, who went on Fox News Sunday and said that despite all […]
