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Health Care

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The House Republicans’ Dangerous New Constitutional Doctrine: Repealing Laws by De-Funding Them
The Constitution of the United States does not allow a majority of the House of Representatives to repeal the law of the land by de-funding it.

Eco-Investigators Say Fracking Air Pollution Is Poisoning Families in Texas
When residents with health symptoms seemed to be ignored by government regulators, Advocacy group Earthworks made startling discoveries about the effects of fracking on a Texas neighborhood.

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The High Costs of Complexity in Health Care Reform
The ACA does not go nearly far enough in restraining ballooning health care costs or reforming the way we pay those providing health care products and services.

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Can Football Be Saved?
Even if you're not a sports fan, you've probably heard about the proposed $765 million settlement between the National Football League and 4,500 of its former players who filed …

On Reinventing the Meaning of Politics and What Needs to Be Done
A global war to resurrect a sense of

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Obama Needs to Stand His Ground
Republicans in the House are like a bunch of 3-year-olds playing with matches, which means President Obama has to be the disciplinarian in this dysfunctional family.

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Labor Leaders, Obamacare and the Fate of the Unions
Obamacare is perhaps the most blatant example of the complete incompetency of many US labor leaders, who've tied the fate of organized labor to the Democratic Party, with disastrous …

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Fighting Poverty Crucial to Tackling Child Health Crisis, Experts Say
Awareness and activism about the threat poverty poses to childhood health is growing.

One Man’s Advice for Texas Republicans: Have Babies, Make More GOP Voters!
Texas Republicans worry that the rising number of Latinos could turn the state from a solid red to purple, or even blue.

We Spend More Than $50 Billion a Year on Pets, but Aid to the Poor Keeps Getting Cut
While discussion of poverty has been lacking since President Reagan railed that the poor were responsible for their own plight, new signs of concern and fresh thinking have emerged, …