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Open Enrollment for Obamacare Is Here, Whatever the “President” May Say About It

Don’t be alarmed if this is not what healthcare.gov actually looks like. YinYang / Getty Despite the best efforts of the Trump administration, the Affordable Care Act hasn’t been repealed, and this week, open enrollment begins for health care plans through the ACA. I’m telling you because the government isn’t going to: Among other insidious […]

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Trump Decides Opiates Are Bad, But Says Nothing About Cannabis Alternatives

GETTY / BACKYARDPRODUCTION President Persimmon may have actually gotten something correct this morning when he declared the opioid crisis a “public health emergency.” This is the first time a nationwide public health emergency of this size has been implemented since 2009, when the government responded to the H1N1 influenza virus. Remember that, when we were […]

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Here’s Why We Shouldn’t be Cheering the Boy Scouts for Accepting Girls

bauhaus1000 / Getty In reaction to the Boy Scouts’ rapidly declining membership (and their abysmal record on LGBTQ rights), they recently decided for the first time to allow girls into their ranks. According to Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh, here’s their reasoning for the change: โ€œThe values of Scouting โ€” trustworthy, loyal, helpful, kind, brave […]

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If You’re Surprised By the Reach of #MeToo, You’re Not Paying Attention

No one should feel obligated to make their own pain public just so that others understand it’s real. ircy / Getty The internet is bad today, because it’s publicly acknowledging that sexual assault and harassment are everyday experiences for women/trans/nonbinary people, which apparently is something some people didn’t know. If you didn’t, welcome to the […]

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The Trump Administration Is Reversing the Affordable Care Act’s Birth Control Protections

This will likely do real and lasting harm. GETTY / ITAKDALEE The New York Times reported yesterday that the Trump administration is doing exactly what you’d expect: reversing the protections for birth control coverage that made it available to patients without a copay. With new rules written by a lawyer with ties to anti-abortion groups […]

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