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Brace For the Single Largest Spike in Health Insurance Premiums—Ever

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As the federal government enters the ninth day of a shutdown sparked by Congress’ failure to pass a continuing resolution which would fund the government for around two more months—with hundreds of thousands of workers going unpaid, federal loans to small businesses on hold, and the future of SNAP benefits at risk for coming months […]

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Brace for the Single Largest Spike in Health Insurance Premiums—Ever

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As the federal government enters the ninth day of a shutdown sparked by Congress’ failure to pass a continuing resolution which would fund the government for around two more months—with hundreds of thousands of workers going unpaid, federal loans to small businesses on hold, and the future of SNAP benefits at risk for coming months […]

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One Woman’s Quest to Reclaim the Ugly History of Black Maternal Health

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A decade or so ago, to help pay the bills, the artist-activist Michelle Browder started giving human-rights tours of Montgomery, Alabama, the city where her family has deep roots. Riding around in a red-and-white trolley, she would delve into the uncomfortable historical truths that many people she encountered either didn’t know about or preferred to […]

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Pissed-Off Doctors Aren’t Enough to Combat Trump’s Attacks on Public Health

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Organizing in the South shows everyday people must step in when a society lurches off its rails.

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Americans Aren’t Buying Trump’s Shutdown Blame Game

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As Democrats and Republicans trade accusations over which party is responsible for the government shutdown, new polling suggests that President Donald Trump’s efforts to falsely claim—in social media posts, on television, on government agencies’ websites, and in internal directives to federal employees—that Democrats shut down the government because they want to provide “free health care […]

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Another Shutdown Casualty: Medicare Telehealth Coverage

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In 2001, Congress implemented partial Medicare coverage for telehealth, allowing remote visits with doctors and other forms of long-distance care—a response to the increasing need, in particular, for people in rural areas to reach specialists, and an essential service especially after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when lawmakers expanded that coverage to a broad […]

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Trump Posts Racist AI-Generated Video Ahead of Looming Government Shutdown

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“Republicans are still refusing to come to the table” regarding Democrats’ demands, said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

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On Its 25th Birthday, Mifepristone Is More Under Attack Than Ever

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Twenty-five years ago today, the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of mifepristone for abortions. Now, the drug is more under threat than ever as anti-abortion Republicans seek to revoke FDA approval of the drug in a bid to further curtail abortion access nationwide. The first of two drugs used in the standard abortion […]

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Anti-Trans Policy Deserves Same Scrutiny as Trump’s Tylenol Disinformation

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As a trans journalist, I see corporate media outlets as inconsistent in their treatment of right-wing disinformation.

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Trump Has Doubled Down on Anti-Trans Provisions Amid Shutdown Fight

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Democrats will be under pressure to fight for their LGBTQ — and especially their transgender — constituents.

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