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To Insure More Poor Children, It Helps if Parents Are on Medicaid
When Medicaid eligibility is extended to their parents, children benefit.
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After Irma, a Look at Why Cubans Are 15 Times Less Likely to Die From Hurricanes Than Americans
Cuba has long been viewed as a world leader in hurricane preparedness and recovery.
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Austerity, Divestment and Irma: Juan González on Why 300,000 in Puerto Rico Are Without Power
Parts of Puerto Rico could be without electricity for up to six months,.
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Oaxaca Residents Plead for Water and Food After Mexican Earthquake Kills More Than 90 People
Andalusia Knoll spoke to survivors from the earthquake.
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Move to End DACA Leaves Some Young Immigrants Fearing for Their Health
Nearly 800,000 Dreamers are in fear of deportation and losing their jobs and health care.
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Zika, Birth Defects and Government Lies
In Puerto Rico, women and children caught in the middle of a crisis.
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Dahr Jamail | Welcome to the New World of Wildfires
The Pacific Northwest is engulfed in ash.
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Despite Hurricanes, House Republicans Work to Gut Environmental Protections
GOP lawmakers are increasingly out of touch.
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“No Toilet, No Ventilation”: Prisoners Describe Horrific Conditions in Harvey’s Flood Zone
“We are alive barely,” says one prisoner in Beaumont, Texas.
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Elizabeth Warren Joins Kamala Harris in Co-Sponsoring Bernie’s Landmark Medicare for All Bill
The bill should be revealed sometime next week.