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Persecution, torture, global warming: The health challenges of an asylum-seeker
January 8, 2019 By Marc Lavietes
PTSD, depression, and infectious diseases are common among asylum-seekers. Medical organizations are taking note.
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Scott Walker refusing to ride quietly into the sunset
January 7, 2019 By Dominique Paul Noth
Scott Walker is manufacturing the slowest possible ride into the sunset after being beaten for governor of Wisconsin in 2018.
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DeLauro, Schakowsky get jump on Congress with Medicare For America bill
January 4, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Two influential, activist and progressive Democrats have gotten a jump on the agenda of the incoming 116th Congress by introducing a detailed Medicare for America bill.
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Prison podcast sheds light on life behind bars
January 3, 2019 By Olga R. Rodriguez
The podcast “Ear Hustle”— eavesdropping, in prison slang—has found international success and secured freedom for one of its co-hosts.
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Philly gets a raise
December 21, 2018 By Beth Edelman
More than 130,000 workers in the hospitality, fast food, and other sectors will be impacted.
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