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Don’t Count on Reason (Or Even Arithmetic) To Prevail in ‘Tax Reform’

November 1, 2017February 8, 2018 ~ Michael Forster

When the tax-cut plan inevitably goes bust, look for austerity in the form of rollbacks to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

MSW Student Reflects on Travesty of Jeopardizing CHIP Funding

October 23, 2017February 8, 2018 ~ Moira Anderson

Defunding the CHIP healthcare program will be devastating to millions of families, children and pregnant women.

A Majority of Doctors Now Support a Single-Payer U.S. Health Care System

August 16, 2017December 19, 2017 ~ Michael Forster

Doctors are sick of all the red tape required to be reimbursed. They just want to help patients.

It’s Time for Single-Payer Universal Health Care Coverage

July 21, 2017December 19, 2017 ~ Michael Forster

A single-payer health insurance system not only beats the alternative but also matches the ethics and pragmatism of the social work ethos.

Ignore Trump’s Twitter Antics; Focus on Policy Agenda

July 1, 2017December 19, 2017 ~ Michael Forster

Denounce but do not obsess over Trump's nonsense. Instead, resist his policies and articulate a new vision for solidarity.

Obamacare Repeal is Just the Start of a New Class War Offensive

June 24, 2017December 19, 2017 ~ Michael Forster

Shots have already been fired in the class war, and "entitlements" - what those in need know is a social safety net - will be the first casualties.

Trump’s Budget Abandons the Poor and Working Class Who Helped Put Him in Office

May 23, 2017December 19, 2017 ~ Michael Forster

Prosperity for the poor? Pure presidential poppycock.

We Have Our Own Swamp to Drain in Jackson

May 22, 2017December 19, 2017 ~ Michael Forster

From tone-deaf comments to the failure to expand Medicaid to cuts to state services, Jackson is a swamp in need of draining.

Do State Leaders Need a Math Refresher?

March 27, 2017January 8, 2018 ~ Michael Forster

As cuts continue, it's clear "do more with less" is not a fiscal strategy.

Republican Health Care Act Will be Devastating to Mississippi

March 9, 2017December 19, 2017 ~ Michael Forster

With the most uninsured citizens and greatest dependence on Medicaid, Mississippi will be devastated by new healthcare "reform."

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