NUMBER OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS AT WAR EXPANDS UNDER TRUMP
“Under the so-called Force Management Level policy, the Pentagon doesn’t count troops who are in the war zones for fewer than 120 days in the […]
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HOW CAN WE SQUANDER THE LIVES OF 100,000’S AND OUR FUTURE ON WAR?
Following Vietnam, the U.S. military draft ended, Jan. 27, 1973; as the Vietnam War drew to a close, the Selective Service announced no further draft calls. Since […]
RURAL AREAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY REPUBLICAN’S GRAHAM-CASSIDY HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM BILL
Rural counties have a higher percentage of elderly, single mothers, people with no high school degree and no car – i.e. a higher percentage of […]
HEALTH CARE IS FORGOTTEN IN THE “HEALTHCARE DEBATE”
Republicans introduced a bill in 1993… With an individual mandate; Creating purchasing pools; With standardized benefits; Vouchers for the poor to buy insurance; A ban […]
DACA SUPPORT FROM APPLE, AMAZON, CISCO; GOOGLE; UBER + SEE HOW MANY MANY MORE
“All DACA recipients grew up in America, registered with our government, submitted to extensive background checks, and are diligently giving back to our communities and […]
NEW REPUBLICAN ATTEMPT TO GUT HEALTHCARE COVERAGE
A bill by Senators Cassidy (LA) and Graham (SC) to gut heath care coverage: Cuts funding by $400 billion over the next ten years “undermines […]
GUTTING MEDICAID CLOSES RURAL HOSPITALS
” More than half — 54 percent — of rural counties had no hospitals with obstetric services in 2014, a jump from 45 percent in […]
LOSS OF MANUFACTURING JOBS HURTS RURAL AMERICA MORE THAN URBAN AMERICA
“Compared to urban areas, in 2015, manufacturing represented a greater share of both private nonfarm rural jobs (14 percent vs. 7 percent) and rural earnings […]
REPUBLICANS CUT COLLEGE FUNDING. COLLEGES RELY ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ HIGHER TUITIONS, BUT….
“A large majority — 76 percent [of college admission officials surveyed]— agree that Trump’s statements and policies have made it harder to recruit international students.” […]
SENATE SUPPORT FOR MEDICARE-FOR-ALL AS OF SEPT 15 2017
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