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When Medicare and Medicaid were created in the 1960s, they received strong support in Congress from both parties. Then, in the 1990s, a bipartisan coalition added the Children’s Health Insurance Program . . . more
Despite all the hand-wringing in the media — which thrives on conflict and disasters — there are many good signs for the U.S. in 2018 that bode well for the country, if we’ll just . . . more
Much of the Middle East now lies in tatters, ripped to shreds by terrorists. Why can this region find no peace? Why is it continually in conflict? The reasons are numerous. more
On June 2, 1865, Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate forces west of the Mississippi, signed surrender terms offered by the Union army. more
It was a simple but profound thought that struck me as I recently read Anna Lappé’s “Diet for a Hot Planet” (Bloomsbury Press, 2010): Where and how we shop for our food –– and for everything else, for that matter –– is directly tied to the health of our planet. more
I will go on record as saying that the worst day of the year to drag my bones into the office was always the Friday after Thanksgiving. more
On Dec. 28, Nassau Coliseum was being used for something other than sports games and concerts: Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization, was shipping out its record-high 8 … more
The holiday shopping season began with a headline-making tragedy last year: A 34-year-old temporary worker at the Valley Stream Walmart was killed when customers rushed the store at its 5 a.m. opening. Jdimytai Damour was trampled to death, and as the anniversary of this Black Friday incident approaches, our thoughts are with Damour’s family. more
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