Medicaid cuts

A couple exits the Northumberland County Assistance Office, which helps residents apply for and manage Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in August 2026.

Books

Death by a Thousand Papercuts

by Anne Kim August 25, 2026August 24, 2026

Annie Lowrey explains how the largely hidden “Time Tax,” built on government parsimony and bureaucratic hurdles, screws the poor and working class.

President Donald Trump signs his tax and spending bill into law during a 4th of July celebration with military families on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington D.C., on Friday July 4, 2025.

Health Care

Budget Cuts, Deaths, and the First Anniversary of Trump’s Disastrous Budget

by Matt Watkins July 4, 2026July 3, 2026

Newsletter

Democrats’ “Branding Problem” Is a Literal One

by Anne Kim April 5, 2026April 5, 2026

Health Care

A Health Care Plan for the Midterms

by Merrill Goozner March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

Welfare Wages: Only five of the 20 largest employers of low-wage workers in America pay median wages above the federal Medicaid/SNAP thresholds.

Newsletter

The Corporate Conspiracy of Silence on “Affordability”

by Anne Kim March 8, 2026March 6, 2026

Ugly Sequel: The Republican Study Committee (RSC) has released a blueprint for a budget reconciliation bill that would cut federal benefits for legal immigrants. Here, Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) alongside Republican Study Committee (RSC) members speaks at a press conference on September 30, 2021, on Capitol Hill.

Newsletter

The GOP’s Cruel Plans for Another Big Ugly Bill

by Anne Kim March 1, 2026February 27, 2026

Shutdown Day 36, and the Republicans still don't have a healthcare plan. Here, The dome of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. is seen beyond flowers on November 3, 2025.

Health Care

Republicans Have Stopped Pretending to Care About Health Care

by Merrill Goozner November 6, 2025November 5, 2025

Politics

The Republican Disaster Relief Disaster and the Democratic Path Forward

by Bill Scher July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

Politics

The Republican Budget Reconciliation Bill Is Awful. Just Ask Republicans

by Bill Scher July 2, 2025July 1, 2025

Politics Roundtable

GOP Budget Bill: One Big Betrayal

by The Editors June 30, 2025July 16, 2025

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