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Medicare-for-All

Democrats: Keep it simple – Medicare-for-All

May 6, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Budget, Community/Common good, Health care, Republican Brain Leave a comment

As Republicans recklessly move forward in doing damage to health care in America, it’s important for Democrats to have a clear vision for the

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McCaskill

McCaskill vs. Hawley: What the pollster asked

Missouri’s incumbent U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill faces a challenge in November from

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American Community Survey: Is it useful? Is it safe?

I filled out the U.S. Department of Commerce’s American Community Survey today,

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Brexit

Brexit, Colombia, Trump, and the threat of the unexpected

This year pre-Brexit, polls in Britain were equivocal. Would Britain continue as

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Inane questions undermine poll results

Last night, Rachel Maddow reported that a just-released national poll by liberal-leaning

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