Across the country, the number of bills to liberalize marijuana use—and the odds of their success—is, well, growing.
Health & Social Policy
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When Public Is Better
The problem is not too much government, but too passive a government.
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How to Survive a Miracle
A Mississippi baby cured of HIV doesn’t mean the fight is over.
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The Once and Future Gov
Two years into his second go-round as governor, Jerry Brown has—to the surprise of many—turned California around.
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The Sequester: A Mental-Health Crisis
Among the vulnerable populations Friday’s automatic cuts affect, the mentally ill will be among the hardest hit.
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Republican Rationality on Medicaid
Even Rick Scott knows a deal too good to turn down when he sees one.
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Guns—Not the Mentally Ill—Kill People
In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, shootings, we’ve had an overdue national conversation about mental illness. But will the solutions be more dangerous than the problem?
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A Contraception Compromise
The administration widens the exemption for its Obamacare contraception mandate.
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Mississippi’s Last Abortion Provider
Meet Willie Parker, the public face of the effort to save the state’s only abortion clinic.
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The Demographics of Abortion: It’s Not What You Think
Why does the ’70s-era image of the white, middle-class teenager as the typical abortion patient persist?
