Refers to the transfer of government assets and services to the private sector.
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West Virginia’s almost entirely Republican state Senate passed a bill in late January that would require schools in the state to display “In God We Trust'' signs—in every single classroom. ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Sun Mar 03, 2024 at 12:00 PM PST
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This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post, � Living with the UK's National Health Service as right-wingers work to defund it .
I live in the UK now. The “conservative” UK government is engaged ...
by davej
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on Mon Feb 26, 2024 at 09:00 AM PST
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This was a stream of consciousness rant I sent to someone… I originally posted this at Government Cheese — Chronicling the collapse of democracy Last year I moved to England. The “Tories” (Conservative party) have been cutting the NHS’ budget for more...
by davej
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on Sun Feb 25, 2024 at 09:00 AM PST
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. What would George Orwell think 39 years after that nightmarish title year of his passed us by? Like so many of my friends, I read...
by TomDispatch
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There’s nothing new about Republican-controlled states funneling money to religious schools that refuse to admit LGBTQ+ kids. Even so, Arkansas has taken it to what seems to be a new level.
The ...
by Laura Clawson
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on Wed Nov 22, 2023 at 11:00 AM PST
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is making a school voucher plan a top priority for a major education bill currently in the state House. Democratic state Rep. James Talarico is doing his best to make sure ...
by Laura Clawson
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on Fri Nov 17, 2023 at 11:59 AM PST
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In a conversation with MedPageToday the chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) gave a list of things Medicare Advantage (MA) could do better. I’m encapsulating and quoting this article 10 Ways MedPAC Commissioners Think Regulators...
by ecowyoming
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on Thu Nov 09, 2023 at 03:32 PM PST
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law last spring creating a new school voucher program as part of what she called a “transformational education plan, unleashing a new era of freedom, ...
by Laura Clawson
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on Sun Oct 15, 2023 at 10:30 AM PDT
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This is the third in a series of articles. In “Kevin McCarthy and the Republicans and the Debt Ceiling, Oh My!” I showed that Speaker McCarthy did not believe any of his rhetoric about the debt ceiling. “Kevin and the no good, very bad Republican...
by 40ford
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on Mon Sep 04, 2023 at 01:44 PM PDT
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Some recent media coverage has drawn attention to the disappearance of public pools across the United States, and the deadly consequences of that disappearance. Right-wing media dude Erick Erickson ...
by Laura Clawson
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on Sun Aug 06, 2023 at 08:00 AM PDT
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Veterans Administration, or VA, hospitals outperformed their private, civilian counterparts according to survey made public earlier this month. The VA is the nation’s largest integrated healthcare system, caring for about 9 million veterans, many of...
by cfordlaw
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on Sun Jul 30, 2023 at 12:32 PM PDT
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The Nebraska legislature passed the so-called Opportunity Scholarships Act, or Legislative Bill 753, which allows taxpayers to divert up to half of their state income taxes to organizations providing scholarships to attend private and religious...
by NebraskaDemocrat
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on Mon Jun 26, 2023 at 06:53 AM PDT
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Recently, a close friend mentioned how much worse the mail had gotten recently. She had to send a package from Chantilly (a suburb of Fairfax, VA) to Richmond, a little over 100 miles away. It took 9 days for it to get there. NINE days. No holidays —...
by westladem
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on Sat Jun 17, 2023 at 03:25 PM PDT
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‘Tis the Season to be bombarded with tempting offers for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. I’ve read that many of you are happy with your MA plans, good for you, and I hope you stay happy. The rest of you should know that MA plans are a path to...
by ecowyoming
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on Thu Oct 19, 2023 at 04:10 PM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. In late March, I was taken aback by a news story about a drone attack on American troops at a joint base with Kurdish forces in...
by TomDispatch
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on Tue May 09, 2023 at 07:00 AM PDT
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Jonathan Mahler writing in The NY Times Magazine has an article purportedly dealing with the state of education in America. So what’s with the provacative title? ‘The Most Dangerous Person in the World Is Randi Weingarten’ School closures and culture...
by xaxnar
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on Fri Apr 28, 2023 at 06:43 PM PDT
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There are many reasons that Mike Pence was considered for and agreed to become Donald Trump’s vice president in 2016. Actually, there are only a handful of reasons: Pence was of no threat to Donald Trump, has the political charisma of a dead rodent,...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Feb 22, 2023 at 10:50 AM PST
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On Friday night, Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, due to some kind of “mechanical failure” in one of the cars. A massive fire began releasing dark smoke for hours. A couple of days later, amid fears of toxic gas...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Feb 09, 2023 at 12:15 PM PST
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Jason Lopez, President of the Austin AFL-CIO Labor Council, reports that on November 16, 2022, the council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the protection of Traditional Medicare by stopping and dismantling ACO REACH. The resolution was...
by kaytillow
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on Sun Nov 20, 2022 at 11:17 AM PST
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Take action: Call your senators and representative with this message--"End ACO REACH and stop the privatization of Medicare Now." You can reach them at this number (202) 224-3121. Then call President Biden at (202) 456-1111 with the same message....
by kaytillow
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on Mon Oct 24, 2022 at 11:54 AM PDT
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