Health Care

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Trumpcare Isn’t Health Care. It’s a Tax Cut for the Wealthy. Trumpcare Isn’t Health Care. It’s a Tax Cut for the Wealthy.

And maybe that’s the whole point of the bill.

Mar 15, 2017 / Editorial / The Nation

Gavin Newsom

Can California Achieve Universal Health Care in the Age of Trump? Can California Achieve Universal Health Care in the Age of Trump?

The country’s biggest state has a very interesting idea. 

Mar 15, 2017 / David Dayen

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Trump’s Obsession With Cutting Regulations Will Make America Sick Trump’s Obsession With Cutting Regulations Will Make America Sick

If Republicans have their way, curbing air and water pollution will take a back seat to maximizing profits.

Mar 15, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Canton March

How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class

Regaining the trust of working-class voters who supported Trump will take more than opposition—it will take a real commitment to addressing the challenges that working people face.

Mar 15, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Paul Ryan

Republicans Keep Showing Us Who They Are Republicans Keep Showing Us Who They Are

And we should believe them. 

Mar 14, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

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Trump’s Childcare Plan Will Only Help the Rich Trump’s Childcare Plan Will Only Help the Rich

What kind of childcare plan gives the majority of its funding to families making over $100,000 a year?

Mar 14, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Trumpcare Is a Political Disaster—for Trump

Trumpcare Is a Political Disaster—for Trump Trumpcare Is a Political Disaster—for Trump

Failure to pass a bill reveals the White House’s weakness. But passing the bill will ravage Trump’s base.

Mar 10, 2017 / Joan Walsh

The GOP’s Health-Care Plan Could Strip Addiction and Mental-Health Coverage From 1.3 Million

The GOP’s Health-Care Plan Could Strip Addiction and Mental-Health Coverage From 1.3 Million The GOP’s Health-Care Plan Could Strip Addiction and Mental-Health Coverage From 1.3 Million

Republicans aren’t just gunning for Obamacare—they’re trying to radically alter Medicaid.

Mar 10, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

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The Fight to Save the Affordable Care Act Is Really a Class Battle The Fight to Save the Affordable Care Act Is Really a Class Battle

Starting to mitigate America’s yawning class divide is exactly what the ACA did. And that’s exactly what the Republican plan would undo.

Mar 9, 2017 / Feature / Angela Bonavoglia

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Sean Spicer Is Lying About Trump’s Health-Care Debacle Sean Spicer Is Lying About Trump’s Health-Care Debacle

The White House falsely claims the Trump/Ryan Obamacare replacement scheme is what “everyone has been asking for.”

Mar 8, 2017 / John Nichols

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