“What you have is a conglomerate of policy violence, and it’s deadly,” says Barber, who is organizing protests.
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Bishop William Barber: ICE Raids and Shredding of Social Safety Net Are Linked Read Post »
Health experts warn that Republicans are undermining even the most baseline HIV prevention infrastructure.
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Key HIV Programs in the US Are in Danger — and the Impact Will Be Devastating Read Post »
In late April, podcasters Audrey Presby and Jeremy Fraser decided to venture out of their studio in California to head to Washington, DC. It was not the most joyous occasion: Presby and Fraser, both of whom have Down syndrome, were there to plead with House representatives not to vote to pass the sweeping health care […]
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What Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Mean for Two Podcasters With Down Syndrome Read Post »
For low-income people and their families, it’s been a hard, complicated week. On November 1, more than 40 million users of SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, did not receive their monthly payments after the Trump administration refused to pay full benefits through emergency funding during the ongoing government shutdown. It would be better, the […]
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Domestic Workers Count on SNAP. Trump’s Shutdown Is Hitting Hard. Read Post »
They are anticipating that vast structural changes will ultimately keep them in power, regardless of how they legislate.
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Amid Government Shutdown, Republicans Are Showing Us What Autocracy Looks Like Read Post »
One of the largest health care worker unions is spearheading the push to get the proposal on the November 2026 ballot.
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CA Organizers’ Proposal Would Tax Billionaires to Mitigate Medicaid Cut Harm Read Post »
Polling shows that more Americans blame Republicans than Democrats for the shutdown.
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Trump Is Using Government Websites to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown Read Post »
A few days before the passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, the White House released a “Myth vs. Fact” document to counter criticism of the inclusion of work requirements for Medicaid eligibility. The proposed new rules need not cause worry among Americans, the document implied, because only “able-bodied adults” would have to […]
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The Deceptive Phrase Behind Trump’s Medicaid Purge Read Post »
North Carolina and Idaho have already announced plans to cut payments to hospitals, doctors, and caregivers.
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States Are Scrambling to Cut Medicaid Before Trump’s Cuts Even Hit Read Post »
Armond Dai has been living with Long Covid since his second infection, in September 2023. In December, his symptoms forced him to leave his job in architectural design; since March, he’s been on Medicaid. Dai, who lives in California, is one of many chronically ill and disabled people who, under new Medicaid work requirements included […]
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The Biggest Hurdle to Trump’s Medicaid Work Requirements: The War on Disabled Workers Read Post »
At least one Planned Parenthood affiliate is preparing to drop abortion services in an apparent bid to remain eligible to participate in Medicaid under the GOP budget law enacted this summer. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) is not scheduling abortion appointments beyond September 30, two sources confirm to Autonomy News. Under the Congressional budget’s “defund” […]
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Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Will Stop Abortions—Even Though They’re Legal Read Post »
“The Trump administration doesn’t solve problems, it hides them,” Rep. Shontel Brown said in response.
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Trump Nixes Key USDA Hunger Report Months After Historic Cuts to Food Assistance Read Post »
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