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The Republican Slide
2 Feb 2021 … The Republican Party is sliding toward a full-on embrace of authoritarianism. Former President Trump’s exit and ban from his favorite social media outlets has left a vacuum that younger politicians imitating Trump’s style are eager to fill by rallying people Continue reading
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New Medicare, Old Story and A Faithful Choice: Voices of Faith for a Woman’s Right to Choose
4 Apr 2004 … The inside story behind a radical expansion of Medicare, which some say was packaged to court crucial senior votes in an election year while serving the best interests of the big drug and insurance companies. And, is there room for Continue reading
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What the Media and Congress Are Missing on Zika and Poverty
5 May 2016 … Somewhere along the way the focus shifted. What began as coordinating a response to Zika that is rooted in smart public health policy and caring for our fellow citizens became a funding fight on Capitol Hill in which many conservatives Continue reading
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How Does the Past Look From Here?
10 Oct 2020 … It feels like a really strange time, as if we had been hit by a truck and pushed off the road of normality. Looking back over the history of the United States, it is a strange time. Continue reading
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Demilitarizing Our Democracy
1 Jan 2021 … At a time of acute concern about the health of our democracy, any such rethinking must, among other things, focus on strengthening the authority of civilians and civilian institutions over the military in an American world where almost the only Continue reading
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‘Veil of Secrecy’ and New York’s Crusading Attorney General Eliot Spitzer
12 Dec 2003 … An investigation into how diminished government transparency leaves the public — and democracy — at risk, and conversations with Pulitzer winner Dorothy Rabinowitz and NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Continue reading
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Today’s Must Reads – May 14, 2012
5 May 2012 … The Human Disaster of Unemployment: “While older workers are less likely to be laid off than younger workers, they are about half as likely to be rehired. One result is that older workers have seen the largest proportionate increase in Continue reading
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Unsanitized: Populist Moment Reappears Amid Tyson Gambling Scandal
11 Nov 2020 … Joe Biden has his chance at a populist, pro-worker statement during his transition. Continue reading
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A Black Man Brought 3 Forms of ID to the Polls in Wisconsin. He Still Couldn’t Vote.
4 Apr 2016 … Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said his state’s strict new voter-ID requirement worked “just fine” in the April 5 primary, but thousands of Wisconsinites were unable to cast a ballot because of the new law. One of them was Eddie Lee Continue reading
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Morning Reads: GOP to Authorize Real War Over Benghazi; Donald Sterling Is Fighting Mad
5 May 2014 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ... Continue reading