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Hospital Billing Is a Crime Against American Patients

A visit to a hospital in Europe is an eye-opener to the many ways monopolized U.S. hospitals pad their profits with unnecessary costs.

Question 4 would uphold a state law allowing undocumented residents to get driver’s licenses. Supporters are pitching it as a public-safety measure.

Once uniquely venerated for their bravery, Venezuelans and Cubans are now pawns in the GOP’s culture wars.

The first open-ended strike in Starbucks Workers United history led to the replacement of the store’s manager.

Martha’s Vineyard episode spotlights deep disrespect for migrants and broader interstate rifts.

For conservatives, defenseless refugees are something to abuse and exploit.

The likelihood of a Democratic trifecta in the Bay State is not as comforting as it appears.

Staffers in both the Massachusetts and California legislatures seek to unionize, but their ostensibly pro-labor bosses have refused to let them.

Systems are surviving hybrid work schedules, but personal and fleet safety issues also influence the transit options that riders use—or desert.

by Terri Gerstein June 17, 2022

The state Supreme Court throws a Proposition 22–like initiative off November’s ballot.