…civil rights act to protect Black voting. Thurmond launched the longest filibuster in U.S. history to try to stop it. Republicans who hated the government’s postwar regulation of business saw…

…“Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. “ ~~~~~~~ “Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Medicare with Finalized Policies to Simplify Enrollment and Expand Access to Coverage,” ACA Signups, Charles Gaba. The final rule creates Special…

…poverty line as a result of that legislation, according to the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities. With that action, the US joined the ranks of the more than 100 countries…

Assorted topics this time. Consumerism was actually the first topic on the list of links in my In-Box. I am interested in seeing how the US negotiates with the Taiwanese…

…repeatedly gambled because I would also lose. Here again, I was measuring the impact of having the money to just throw away from losing. Or needing the funds for food,…

…George W. Bush, Congress authorized the education secretary to address emergencies. The Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act, known as the HEROES Act, states explicitly that the secretary of…

…health plans (including Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Affordable Care Act plans) to speed up prior authorization. And then provide more information about the reasons for denials. Starting in 2026, it…

…medicine. No matter how many harpoons activists, progressive politicians, journalists, and scholars hurl at its bloated body, it not only survives, it grows fatter by feasting on the patients and…

…to Action program to collect data on overdose deaths from all U.S. jurisdictions. This expanded approach to opioid data collection will help researchers and policymakers estimate the exact cost and…

…criticism of the USPS environmental impact study on the next-gen fleet, and the fact that California is soon to impose Clean Fleets Regulations on large fleets. When $3 billion in funding was made…