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Fighting for Health Care in America’s Forgotten Towns

Fighting for Health Care in America’s Forgotten Towns

| Sep 18, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI’m from Johnstown, a town of about 20,000 people in Western Pennsylvania. We used to be a booming steel mill town. But once the mills closed, Johnstown went downhill. If you’ve heard of my town at all, in fact, it’s probably because of our opioid problem. I’ve known...
The Research Is In: Stop Fracking ASAP

The Research Is In: Stop Fracking ASAP

| Jul 31, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedScience. Evidence. Facts. Do these even matter anymore in U.S. policy? They should — especially when it comes to issues that affect our health and environment, like fracking.  Concerned Health Professionals of New York and my organization, Physicians for Social...
The Progressive Promise of ‘Trump Country’

The Progressive Promise of ‘Trump Country’

| Dec 19, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyIf you despair that a mysterious plague of incurable political knuckle-headism has swept our country, turning previously progressive white working-class people into mindless Trump worshipers, then I want to tell you about a new report. It’s from People’s Action,...
I’m Making It My Business to Stand Up for Immigrants

I’m Making It My Business to Stand Up for Immigrants

| Nov 20, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyTwo years ago, I left a corporate job as a chemist and bought an artists’ studio and gallery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I’d just become a mother, and my corporate job was taking me away for some of my daughter’s most important milestones. I was meeting with clients...
Trump Is Subsidizing Companies That Send Jobs Overseas

Trump Is Subsidizing Companies That Send Jobs Overseas

| Sep 26, 2018 | Economy / Business|Editors PicksOn the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to stop U.S. corporations from offshoring American jobs on “day one” of his presidency. Just after his election, President Trump claimed to be following through on this promise when he supposedly brokered a deal...
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