This year’s open enrollment period for ACA/Obamacare is from November 1, 2017 to December 15, 2017. That is a mere six weeks, compared to
Author: Gloria Shur Bilchik
Gloria Shur Bilchik is a freelance writer and community volunteer in St. Louis, Missouri. She is the editor of Occasional Planet. She views the preservation of democratic values and progressive programs as vital to making the US a humane, livable place for her children and grandchildren.
Why he quit: Dept. of Interior scientist blasts Zinke in resignation letter
Joel Clement, a scientist at the Department of the Interior, has just joined the legions of people quitting the Trump administration and leaving toughly
Guns as campaign props, and the politicians who love them
Here’s one reason why we can’t have a rational discussion about guns in America, even after witnessing mass shootings like those in Sandy Hook,
The silence of the guns: Don Trump Jr. edition
As we reel from the carnage in Las Vegas, Congress is contemplating a bill that would make it easier to purchase silencers that would
Infographic: How Graham-Cassidy stacks up, in one chart
How does the Graham-Cassidy “repeal and replace” bill compare to current law [aka Obamacare, ACA]? Roll Call has done the hard work of creating
Bad police behavior in STL draws protest letters from ACLU, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In St. Louis, bad behavior by police responding to protests about…previous bad police behavior—has sparked another form of protest: the publicly published protest letter.
MO Governor Greitens’ latest stunt is “Rappellant”
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens loves to show off his Navy-Seal skills for maximum political effect. You may recall that he blasted off his campaign
Why he quit: Leader of Trump’s diversity council resigns over DACA
The leader of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce resigned Tuesday from President Trump’s diversity coalition, following the administration’s announcement that it would wind
Houston flood: How much is 9 trillion gallons of water?
Houston and Southwest Texas are drowning in what the National Weather Service estimates to be 9 trillion gallons of rainwater—so far [as of two
Why he quit: Scientist resigns from Trump’s State Dept. with a biting message
Daniel Kammen couldn’t take it any more, so he quit. An expert in renewable energy, he was appointed by President Obama in 2016 as