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  • Federal Appeals Court Judges Appear to Back GOP Efforts to End Obamacare

    A federal appeals court panel seemed prone Tuesday to back Republican efforts to kill Obamacare, with judges questioning how much of a mandate President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law can be since Donald Trump signed a law ending any penalties for those who choose not to buy health insurance. According to Reuters, the three-judge 5th…

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    Dara Sharif

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  • Shame and Other Pre-Existing Conditions 

    Shame and Other Pre-Existing Conditions 

    I go to stores at 3:15 on weekdays. Lunchtime is crowded with people rushing to squeeze in errands during the workday. Noon to 3 is for the stay-at-home moms killing time before they join the school-pickup lines. Anything after 5 is an absolute no unless I can get there an hour or two before closing.…

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    Bassey Ikpi

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  • The Inherent Racism of Trumpcare: Blackness Is a Pre-Existing Condition

    On Friday, 216 white people and Mia Love (R-Utah) voted to take away health insurance for 24 million Americans and replace it with a tax credit for the wealthy. Now 13 white males are working on a Senate version of the proposal. The repeal of Obamacare won’t simply affect the poor or the elderly—the secret…

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    Michael Harriot

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