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House Republicans Propose Budget to Cut Medicare, Social Security, and ACA While Favoring Wealthy

Less than two weeks after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, where he emphasized a vision for economic fairness for the middle class, the Republican Study Committee, representing most of the House GOP, has unveiled a plan that slashes Medicare, Social Security, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) while favoring tax cuts for the wealthy. […]

Opinions

Ravages of Wars Abroad and Within America

  The world has suffered the most unimaginable, horrific, and hideous war crimes throughout history. Yet only to cry out, never again must we standby idly, heads bowed, hands wriggling, and with a look of despair. Hitler orchestrated the Holocaust, murdered millions of Jews and countless others he considered misfits. […]

Opinions

A Full Court Press to Get the Lead Out

        The kids not only lived in a cloud of despair but in a cloud of lead-infused dust. The former made achieving their dreams difficult. The latter made it impossible. Fast forward a few decades and the threat of lead poisoning has continued to manifest in public health crises. It was at the heart of the well-publicized water crisis in Flint, Michigan that started in 2014 … and the subsequent not-as-well-publicized water crises in Benton Harbor, MI and Pittsburgh, PA just a few short years later. […]