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Knee pain

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We should be focused on the destruction in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other hard-hit places in the Caribbean. And on health care, as the Senate prepares to take up legislation that not only repeals the main provisions of the Affordable Care Act but steps back from a commitment to coverage for poor Americans(...)

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A promise to Dreamers worth keeping

Education/ Politics/ Opinion

A promise to Dreamers worth keeping

We must protect vulnerable students affected by DACA change

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AS STUDENTS RETURN to school this week, many will face the humdrum childhood challenges that each new year brings – subjects to conquer, friends to meet, and challenges to overcome. Some, however, enter the classroom facing a country where their protections are crumbling around them, set into motion by President Trump’s decision to end the(...)

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Getting Trump’s attention

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Someone needs to take away President Trump’s cellphone or shut down his Twitter account. Stat. Trump raised the specter of recording his January dinner conversation with now-fired FBI director James Comey in a threat that wasn’t even thinly veiled. It was downright translucent. “James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations(...)

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Steve Lynch’s balancing act

Politics/ Spring 2017

Steve Lynch’s balancing act

Is the lunch-bucket Democrat out of step with his own party?

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NO ONE WOULD question the wisdom of a gambler who put money on US Rep. Stephen Lynch securing another easy win next year. Still, the odds are changing a bit, in part because the demographics of his district are changing and the Democratic Party in Massachusetts is moving away from him to the left. Since(...)

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Red states dodge a Medicaid bullet

Health Care/ Spring 2017

Red states dodge a Medicaid bullet

Under-the-radar attempt to repeal entitlement unlikely to go away

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REPUBLICANS IN WASHINGTON couldn’t cobble together enough votes in March from their own party to repeal and replace Obamacare. President Trump learned that health care is more complicated than he thought and quickly put the Affordable Care Act in his rearview mirror. House Republicans, who had symbolically voted dozens of times to repeal the ACA,(...)

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Spare service programs from budget ax

Economy/ Opinion

Spare service programs from budget ax

Now more than ever, feds must invest in opportunities to serve

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PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FISCAL 2018 budget eliminates all funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service, the parent organization of flagship national service programs such as AmeriCorps and Senior Corps. As two former chairs of the community service corporation, representing different political parties, we call on the White House and Congress to consider the broad benefits(...)

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Hitting Trump where it hurts

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President Trump’s opponents haven’t had much luck in Washington blocking his cabinet appointments, but they seem to be having some success in convincing people to stop purchasing products associated with the commander in chief or his family members. The grassroots movement Grab Your Wallet calls on consumers to boycott stores and companies that sell or(...)

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