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May 15, 2017

GOP Claims Huge AHCA Savings Without Math

If you’ve been following the action in Congress, or have been on Twitter, or have simply turned on the news, you know that commentary about the GOP’s new health care bill is inescapable. Last week, Republicans passed the American Health Care Act of 2017 or the AHCA. And you don’t …

May 6, 2017

School Solitary Confinement: Should Disabled Children be Locked in School Closets?

On July 10, 2010, school solitary confinement, also known as school seclusion, was banned in Georgia by the Department of Education. Parents, writers, and lawyers had been advocating against the practice for years. Old rules for school seclusion stated that isolation rooms should be well-lit, and large enough for students …

May 5, 2017

What the Heck is a Charter School?

Should Maine have more charter schools? Most people know that charter schools are controversial but don’t really know why. Supporters of charter schools say that the schools foster innovation; critics object to money being sucked out of public education. The question that you may perhaps have been too embarrassed to ask is: what exactly …

May 5, 2017

NYC Veterans’ Alliance Trains Vets Nationwide to Run for Elected Offices

https://youtu.be/C6STzG-X0B8 Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran from NYC Veterans’ Alliance, Capt. Kristen Rouse, trains vets nationwide to run for elected office. Vets, tune in! Donate to NYC Veterans Alliance here. And contact them if you wish training to run for office. Call the Veterans Crisis Line if you, or a veteran about whom you …

April 29, 2017

Did Congress Just Give Your Internet Provider Your Private Search History to Sell?

https://youtu.be/C6FWH5bCcEA

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