School grievances, housing costs and political disputes fuel riots across the globe
In the United States, a localized confrontation occurred outside NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and wounded a man in New York’s Marble Hill neighborhood Oct. 8. But while demonstrators clashed with police outside the hospital, where at least five people were arrested, the discord in New York highlights the…
The Phantom on the Phone: Tom Kean Jr.’s tele-phony town halls
By James J. Devine In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, King Claudius famously admits the emptiness of his own performative devotion: “My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go.” For constituents of New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, that hollow sentiment perfectly encapsulates the political theater of Representative Tom Kean Jr.,…
Privatized Medicare Advantage nets $76 billion in overpayments as health gets worse
New federal estimates show the privatized Medicare program will overpay insurers by $76 billion this year — as the program fuels a corporate buying spree of primary care practices. The nonprofit organization KFF notes that 32.8 million people enrolled in privatized Medicare Advantage plans in 2024, or around 54% of the eligible Medicare population. The…
Nancy Pelosi will deliver the commencement address for prison program graduates
Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will deliver the commencement address for the Northwestern Prison Education Program on Friday, Oct. 16. This graduation marks the first time incarcerated women students in the U.S. will receive a bachelor’s degree from a top-10 university. “We are deeply honored…
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