President Biden on Tuesday evening took an unplanned trip to the EMILY’s List gala in Washington, D.C., to honor former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who he praised as a defender of women’s rights.
“Nancy Pelosi is going down in history as one of the most consequential speakers in American history,” Biden said at the event. “Not because she's a woman but because she's so incredible.”
EMILY’s List, which works to support female candidates who are pro-abortion right...
Month: May 2023
Prepping the next generation for the AI future
Alex Kotran was sounding the alarm on the need for AI education before ChatGPT made it cool.
After starting his career in the political space during the Obama administration, Kotran transitioned into the education realm with his 2019 creation of AI Education, or aiEDU, a group aimed at giving instruction on artificial intelligence to K-12 students.
As his organization was working through the coronavirus pandemic to convince schools and investors of the ut...
Biden’s NIH pick to face tough questions
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Khanna, Sanders to call for action aimed at easing burden of medical debt
Two top congressional progressives are joining forces with leading health care activists to pressure Washington officials to help ease the burden of patients’ medical debt and predatory practices.
The upcoming “Freedom From Medical Debt” initiative, led by Our Revolution, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and first reported by The Hill, is intended to push Democrats from the White House to Congress to address what liberals see as one of the most pressin...
Noncitizens under 65 will account for nearly one-third of uninsured population in 2024: research
Noncitizens in the United States under 65 years old will account for almost one third of those without health insurance in 2024, research found.
Research conducted by members of the Urban Institute, which studies social and economic policy, and backed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a public health philanthropic organization, found that about 8.6 million noncitizens, including those who are in the country legally and illegally, are uninsured.
Nonci...
Noncitizens under 65 will account for nearly one-third of uninsured population in 2024: research
Noncitizens in the United States under 65 years old will account for almost one third of those without health insurance in 2024, research found.
Research conducted by members of the Urban Institute, which studies social and economic policy, and backed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a public health philanthropic organization, found that about 8.6 million noncitizens, including those who are in the country legally and illegally, are uninsured.
Nonci...
Biden names Neera Tanden as new domestic policy adviser
President Biden announced Friday that Neera Tanden will be his new domestic policy adviser, replacing outgoing adviser Susan Rice.
Tanden, who has served as assistant to the president and staff secretary, will be replaced by Stefanie Feldman. Feldman, a longtime Biden adviser, is deputy assistant to the president and senior adviser to the White House domestic policy adviser.
“I am pleased to announce that Neera Tanden will continue to drive the formulation and implem...
ACA Had “Minimal” Effect on Health Insurance Stability
Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reduced the proportion of uninsured US residents from 20% to 12.5% in any given month, the legislation had little effect on their ability to maintain health coverage, according to a recent study.
Fatter welfare checks lead to healthier brains, study finds
Children in poverty tend to have healthier brains and fewer mental health problems if they live in states with more generous welfare programs, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
The findings, from researchers at Harvard and Washington University in St. Louis, suggest that well-funded anti-poverty measures can improve both brain development and mental health in children.
Past research has shown an association between p...