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[unable to retrieve full-text content]An Update by Merrill Goozner on Public Health and what this administration has in mind. It appears Trump has his eye on Medicaid and the ACA. Maybe gutting them and having nothing to replace them. Kennedy/Oz as champions of public health? – by Merrill Goozner Gooz News Let’s start with some media criticism. In an […] The post The Pick to Be the “Champions of Public Health?” appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]I have written about and posted on Student Loan debt forever and usually about Alan Collinge. This is never ending debt where the interest can be greater than the costs over the years of payback. That is, if it is ever paid back. In this particular commentary, it discusses a Masters in filmography or movie […] The post How Can the Loan Interest Become Greater than the Principal? appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Modern Argentina has had a problematic and sometimes sordid history. From the dirty war of the 1970s to hyperinflation, the South American nation has been ill-served by most of its leaders. Javier Milei was elected president of Argentina in October 2023 after campaigning to overturn the status quo and transform the economy and politics of […] The post Javier Milei: Argentina’s Trump? appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]In a poll on Robert Reich’s site, the readers gave their opinion of who gave Trump the Majority. I have attached the poll at the end of this commentary. Granted you can not directly answer this poll by Robert. You can leave your pick in the comments section here. I will give the results from […] The post Which Group Gave Trump the Majority? A Poll at the End. appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]– by Joyce James Civil Discourse  I’m not certain it’s possible to understand what happened in the 2024 election this close to it, beyond the undeniable outcome: Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. For two weeks now, people have been trying to assemble the pieces of how we got here, […] The post “Giving Up Is Unforgivable” appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The U.S. benefits from immigration but policy reforms needed to maximize gains: Recommendations and a review of key issues to ensure fair wages and labor standards for all workers, Economic Policy Institute – by Daniel Costa, Josh Bivens, Ben Zipperer, and Monique Morrissey Migrants and immigrants who resided in the United States in 2022 accounted […] The post Just a Bunch of Charts Depicting Immigrants Coming to America appeared first on...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Amid $9.5 Billion USPS Loss for 2024, Keep US Posted Releases Comical Video to Support ‘USPS SERVES US Act’ – by Beth Dozier “Keep US Posted,” WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 14, 2024) — Keep US Posted — a nonprofit advocacy group of consumers, nonprofits, newspapers, greeting card publishers, magazines, catalogs, forestry and recycling interests, and small businesses — today […] The post...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]RFK Jr and the food-as-medicine trope Anti-vaxxer and brain-worm afflicted RFK Jr has announced, among his priorities, to use federal money to get people to eat better. From The Palm Beach Post: “The former independent presidential candidate is a big fan of Trump but not so much about the president-elect’s fast-food diet. “During an interview […] The post RFK Jr and the food-as-medicine trope appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]I am dusting off an old commentary (A Woman’s Right to Safe Healthcare Outcomes) from 2019 after reading about a young woman who died after visiting three different emergency rooms. Everyone delayed. Everyone thought of their liability. And every one watched her slowly die as they made their decision. Healthcare for women and maternal mortality is an […] The post A Nation, a State, and Healthcare Failed a Young Woman appeared first...

from Peter Radford Take four. I continue to listen in on the conversation. The election reverberates loudly around leftish circles. Recriminations mount. Criticisms fly. Finger pointing and over-analysis have become all too common. And this is after just a week. Imagine what a month can produce. So far the central narrative seems to be that the Democrats have become isolated from the most consequential issues that regular folk feel are important. The explanation being that the party is...