Professor Jonathan Metzl traces the views of many in heartland America on issues from health care reform to see why some Americans vote against their self-interests. Metzl's research is contained in the new book 'Dying of Whiteness'.
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Month: March 2019
‘Dying of Whiteness’ looks at heartland Trump voters
Professor Jonathan Metzl traces the views of many in heartland America on issues from health care reform to see why some Americans vote against their self-interests. Metzl's research is contained in the new book 'Dying of Whiteness'.
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The Health 202: Obamacare remains unaffordable for some. But Congress doesn’t plan on fixing it.
'I look for where I can get a result,' said HELP Chair Lamar Alexander.
California files lawsuit over Trump administration’s family planning gag rule
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced on Monday that he filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco against the Trump administration’s new regulation that significantly alters the nation’s only family planning program by barring abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.
Becerra is the latest attorney general to announce he’ll sue over changes to the Title X program, joining Washington’s Bob Ferguson and Oregon’s Ellen Rosenb...
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Joins The 2020 Democratic Presidential Fray
The 67-year-old former geologist, beer brewer and mayor of Denver points to accomplishments such as Medicaid expansion and increased spending on infrastructure and public education.
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Bernie Sanders leans in on race as he launches his White House bid
Addressing cheering crowds on a frigid winter’s day, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivered a campaign message familiar to his supporters, pledging to lead the charge for a $15 minimum wage and to fight for access to health care, among other causes he has championed over the years.
What was different at his official campaign launch on Saturday was the backdrop: a sea of black and brown faces made up a good number of the thousands of supporters who had turned out in the bitter co...
The Red Scare is in full swing at CPAC
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — From the very start of CPAC 2019, the dreaded “s” word was on everyone’s lips.
Former White House adviser Sebastian Gorka declared that “socialism is here in America,” noting a recent study which found that 40 percent of Americans described themselves as socialist, to loud boos from the crowd. Larry Kudlow, director of the White House National Economic Council, asked attendees to “put socialism on trial,” and said...
Pence attacks ‘hard-left’ Democrats in rant against socialism – live updates
Vice-president criticizes Green New Deal and Medicare for All and claims choice in next election is between ‘freedom and socialism’
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The Democratic-led House oversight committee has issued a warning to Donald Trump’s counsel, demanding that the White House turn over documents related to security clearances for some of the president’s close advisers.
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The Health 202: Republicans appear open to the administration’s Medicare threat to the pharmaceutical industry
Sen. Bill Cassidy is one of them.