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Jul 30 2014
News
Cost of not caring: Stigma set in stone
Stigma against the mentally ill is so powerful that it's been codified for 50 years into federal law, and few outside the mental health system even realize it.
This systemic discrimination, embedded in Medicaid and Medicare laws, has accelerated the emptying of state psychiatric hospitals, leaving many of the sickest and most vulnerable patients with nowhere to turn.
USA TODAYMar 03 2016
News
A science-backed New Year's resolution to help fix American politics
Political polarization and the ills of the contemporary campaign finance system are two of the most vexing political conundrums of our time. Even on a recent New York Times editorial page, Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) bemoaned the constant necessity of raising money — so much so that's he's leaving Congress.
A recently published book by political scientists at the University of
VoxOct 21 2021
Perspectives Blog
Democrats Seek Intraparty Compromise as Spending Plan is Cut Back
Democrats and President Joe Biden are downsizing their multi trillion-dollar spending plan, working to appease key centrist Democrats while preserving top party priorities and advancing the bill in a timely fashion. Biden has reportedly knocked the spending bill's price tag down from $3.5 trillion to between $1.75 and $1.9 trillion. Plans for two years of free community college, a $150
AllSides StaffJun 13 2015
News
House Deals Blow to Obama’s Bid for Trade Deal, Rejects Worker-Aid Program
House Democrats dealt President Barack Obama a major setback in his bid for expanded trade-negotiating powers, roundly rejecting on Friday a workers-aid program that was a key component of the bill and leaving the White House’s trade agenda in limbo.
While stinging, the vote was not the last word in the trade fight, as House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) said there would be a re-vote
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 03 2015
News
First Take: Netanyahu points to unbridgeable divide
The problem isn't that President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu don't get along, although they don't. The problem spotlighted in the Capitol on Tuesday is that they fundamentally disagree on whether an emerging nuclear deal with Iran would make the world safer or more dangerous.
The personal rift could be papered over or ultimately resolved when one leader or both
USA TODAYOct 09 2013
News
Obama’s Numbers, October Update
America is still gaining jobs under President Obama, but millions more live in poverty, typical household incomes have not kept pace with inflation, and the federal debt is up nearly 90 percent and on pace to double before he leaves office. Stockholders, meanwhile, are far wealthier than they were the day he was sworn in.
FactCheck.orgJul 01 2020
News
Seattle police clearing out 'lawless and brutal' protest zone
Seattle police are working to clear out a protest zone in the city that has become “lawless and brutal” after weeks of violence, including four shootings and the deaths of two teenagers, the city’s police chief said on Wednesday.
The move came after Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan declared the gathering of people in and around the police department’s East Precinct and Cal Anderson Park an “
ReutersMar 04 2020
News
Michael Bloomberg Ends Presidential Bid, Endorses Joe Biden
Michael Bloomberg ended his presidential campaign Wednesday after failing to persuade Democratic voters he was the best choice to defeat President Donald Trump despite record spending that topped a half-billion dollars.
In a statement, Bloomberg said he was endorsing Joe Biden.
“I’ve always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the
BloombergSep 25 2020
News
‘Everyone sees the train wreck coming’: Trump reveals his November endgame
After more than four years of nonstop voter fraud claims and insinuations that he might not accept the election results, the president isn't keeping his intent a secret.
Following his defeat in the 2016 Iowa caucus, Donald Trump accused Ted Cruz of cheating and said the results should be nullified.
After winning the presidency that fall, Trump insisted, without evidence, that
PoliticoAug 22 2021
Opinion
Some Americans No Longer Believe in the Common Good
As a child in eastern Kentucky, I often helped my grandmother work in her large garden, lush with tomatoes, beans, okra, potatoes, and peppers. Granny was born in 1909, 62 years before me. As we hoed the long rows, I loved to hear her stories of living through the Great Depression and World War II. During the hard times of the 1930s, she said, neighbors banded together to help one another,
The Atlantic