5 faulty beliefs that have led to Republican dysfunction on health care
By J.B. Silvers The Conservation Now that the new version of the Senate health care bill is available, an outside
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Besty DeVos is abdicating her role in protecting students
Given Donald Trump’s frequent campaign promises to wipe out “job killing” regulations on Day One, no one should be surprised
Read moreEnsuring accurate, secure elections must be a priority
While there are many things we still don’t know, one thing we have learned about Russia’s attempts to hack the
Read moreWhy market competition has not brought down health care costs
By Gerald Friedman The Conversation It is easier than ever to buy stuff. You can purchase almost anything on Amazon
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Trump’s budget sets table for more hunger, fiscal pain in Illinois
By Dan Lesser The Shriver Brief SNAP is working. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) helps roughly 1
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George HW Bush: America’s last foreign policy president
By James Goldgeier The Conversation George H.W. Bush, who turns 93 today, was the last person elected president of the
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How bad could Trump’s Paris Agreement withdrawal be?
By Robert Kopp The Conversation Even before the Paris Agreement was signed in December 2015, market forces and policy measures
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Homeless vets with families: An untold part of veterans’ struggles
By Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi The Conversation In 2010, the Obama administration announced the ambitious goal of ending homelessness among veterans. In
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Mass incarceration did not and will not work
America’s mass incarceration problem in 5 charts – or, why Sessions shouldn’t bring back mandatory minimums By Tanya Golash-Boza The
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JFK at 100: Creating the modern presidency
By Steven Watts The Conversation Even at John F. Kennedy’s centennial on May 29, 2017, the 35th president remains an
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JFK at 100: Why we still cherish his memory
By Michael Hogan The Conversation On May 29, the nation commemorates the 100th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s birth. It’s worth
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Guest Column: Veterans courts heal scars we can’t see
By Austin Berg Illinois News Network Veterans in Illinois and across the nation give everything. And they expect little in
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Guest Column: A lesson in gov’t bureaucracy
By Paul Gorski Contributor I am a new board trustee at Rock Valley College and, as I usually do in
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Census director’s resignation could affect control of Congress after 2020
By Jay L. Zagorsky The Conversation John H. Thompson, the director of the U.S. Census Bureau, just resigned amid a funding
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Guest Commentary: We need to nix the ICE plan
By Don Bissell Guest Contributor It might have seemed good at first glance – county and city leaders with budgets
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