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  • Letters From an American
    Owning History
    October 13, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    A nation grounded in fiction, rather than reality, cannot function.
  • Pandemic Timeline
    Trump’s Newest Pre-Existing Condition: COVID-19
    October 6, 2020
    | Steven Harper

    Almost three-fourths of Americans favor preserving protections for pre-existing conditions, which the Affordable Care Act does. For four years, Donald Trump has lied about his commitment to keeping those protections in place. In fact, in a case set for oral argument before the US Supreme Court on November 10, the Trump administration is urging the Court to invalidate the entire ACA, including protections for pre-existing conditions.

  • Letters From an American
    "Quick, Look Over There"
    September 22, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    The administration is trying to deflect attention from the pandemic, financial crime reports and poll numbers.
  • Letters From an American
    What Did He Know and When Did He Know It?
    June 28, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    Trump in a mire: Russian bounties, COVID-19, Obamacare and golf
  • Democracy & Government
    The President Plays with Matches
    December 19, 2017
    | Rebecca Gordon
    The whole world burns while Trump satisfies his ego and his need for attention.
  • Democracy & Government
    Sen. Susan Collins Strikes a Bum Deal
    December 6, 2017
    | Sarah Jaffe
    Mainers who applauded the senator’s stance on the Affordable Care Act are devastated by her support for the tax bill and demanding she change her final vote.
  • Democracy & Government
    Undercutting Health Care In America
    October 5, 2017
    | Gail Ablow
    Republicans in Congress couldn't kill the Affordable Care Act, so the administration has been trying to sabotage it.
  • Health & Science
    The Clock is Running Out on Health Care for 9 Million Kids
    September 25, 2017
    | Simon Haeder
    The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has been crucial in ensuring that more than 95 percent of American children are covered by health insurance. And its funding is running out at the end of September.
  • Health & Science
    An Ohio Community Confronts the Opioid Crisis Head On
    September 22, 2017
    | Jack Shuler
    Once a poster child for the opioid crisis, Portsmouth, Ohio, is fighting back. But some worry that one drug crisis will be replaced with another.
  • Health & Science
    The GOP's Last-Ditch to Replace ACA: What You Need to Know
    September 20, 2017
    | Julie Rovner
    Here are five things to know about the latest GOP bill.


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