Democrats back off once-fervent embrace of Medicare-for-all

U.S. HIGHWAY 20, IOWA Leaning back on a black leather sofa as her campaign bus rumbled toward Fort Dodge, Kamala D. Harris tried to explain why she spent months defending a plan to replace private health insurance with Medicare-for-all, only to switch to a mo…
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Opinion | Sorry, President Trump. You can’t solve Hong Kong in 15 minutes.

There are some things one can do in 15 minutes. Run two miles. Cook meatloaf. Nap. But eliminating the tensions that have festered between Hong Kong and Beijing for more than 20 years is not one of them. On Aug. 15, President Trump urged Chinas leader, Xi Ji…
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Opinion | U.S. business leaders have taken a step to finally renew the American social compact

The Business Roundtable represents the chief executives of nearly 200 of the nations largest businesses, so it matters when it speaks about business management. Its recent statement renouncing the shareholder value theory of management is therefore an importa…
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Opinion | It’s time to replace the suicide hotline with a three-digit dialing code

Chris Stewart, a Republican, represents Utah in the U.S. House of Representatives. Seth Moulton, a Democrat, represents Massachusetts in the House. Nearly 1 in 5 American adults live with a mental-health condition; nearly half of those afflicted report havin…
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Opinion | Americans are growing more accepting of immigrants. Take note, Democrats.

Its often observed that President Trumps racism, bigotry, and cruelty towards migrants are making Americans more accepting of immigration. Whats noted less often is that white Americans are also responding this way. But a new Reuters study captures this dyna…
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Opinion | Trump has a devastating record on LGBTQ rights. Don’t deny the truth.

Michelangelo Signorile is a radio host on SiriusXM Progress and author of Its Not Over: Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia & Winning True Equality. President Trumps dismissal of fake news means his constituencies can believe whatever they wan…
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Analysis | The Trump vs. Obama economy — in 15 charts

Is a recession coming in 2020 or 2021? Experts continue to debate the conflicting signals, but an equally telling question might be: How does the Trump economy compare to Barack Obamas? President Trump constantly refers to the economy as strong, terrific and…
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Why should we trust a man who harassed women to cover the historically female 2020 race?

Nearly two years ago, Halperin, whose insider look at the 2008 presidential campaign became a bestseller, was accused by at least a dozen women of sexual harassment. The Game Change author was fired from his jobs at NBC and Showtime. He disappeared, mostly. A…
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