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Medicare and the Alphabet Soup
Medicare for All remains a rallying cry for some who seek health care system simplicity and radical transformation. But in reality, Medicare is a complicated program with an alphabet soup of provisions, features and of course, rules. Read more
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Navigating the Health Care-Health Insurance Maze
The Shepherd Express begins a five-week series entitled “Navigating the Health Care-Health Insurance Maze” with the issue of Thursday, Oct. 3. Here’s what to expect. Read more
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The Greatest Choice Ever for the Democratic National Convention
Democrats will be building on their midterm elections success across the industrial Midwest by bringing the excitement of their party’s national convention to Milwaukee in 2020. Read more
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Who's Afraid of Big, Bad Socialism?
Republican scare tactics about socialism aren’t nearly as scary as what capitalism is doing to a whole lot of Americans these days, including young people entering the job market. Read more
Republicans Celebrate Glorious Victory Destroying Healthcare
Wisconsin’s recently ousted Republican governor and attorney general, Scott Walker and Brad Schimel, finally have something to celebrate. Read more
Walker's Fake Fight Against 'Catastrophic' GOP Damage to Health Care
The only way to protect life-altering government programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare from continuing reductions—and ultimate elimination—is to make sure far fewer Republicans ever achieve positions of power in government. Read more
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The Next Shoe Kicks the Middle Class Even Harder
Most Americans realize billionaires, millionaires and wealthy corporations get enormous, permanent tax cuts in the GOP’s new tax bill, while working people get crumbs for a few years before their taxes start going up again. Read more
Paul Ryan Destroys Medicare and Medicaid in 3... 2... 1...
The countdown to the greatest day in Paul Ryan’s life has begun. If all goes as planned, by Christmas, he’ll end both Medicare and Medicaid as we have known them. Read more
Tax Cuts Expose the Biggest Lie of Paul Ryan's Career
Paul Ryan has abandoned the biggest lie of his career about the urgency of reducing the nightmare of U.S. budget deficits, but his new lies about Republican tax cuts benefitting the middle class will create a brand-new American nightmare. Read more
An Amazing Result for a Democracy
The very reasons for the wealthy Founding Fathers’ original restriction of suffrage to white, property-owning males may be the best way to respond to Donald Trump’s grossly unfair “tax reforms" that benefit the super-wealthy at the expen... Read more
Is Paul Ryan Really a Moderate?
Is House Speaker Paul Ryan really a “moderate," as many like to believe? Former Congressman Dave Obey thinks not and explains why. Read more
Walker Out of Sync on Drug Treatment
The enormous racial disparities in incarceration were a handy excuse for denial of voting rights, job discrimination and continuing racial inequalities of all kinds. That is, until sons and daughters in white communities began dying of hero... Read more
Who is the Second Most Dangerous Politician in America?
Political commentator and writer Joel McNally explains why he believes that Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan is America’s second most dangerous politician—second only to President Donald Trump. Read more
The Looming Train Wreck Over Health Care
Here’s where the reckless, extreme right-wing radicalism of House Speaker Paul Ryan kicks in. Read more
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Health Fest 2015
The Neighborhood House of Milwaukee is offering afamily oriented start to this Valentine's Day with Health Fest 2015. Between 10a.m. and 2 p.m. on Feb. 14, the organization, which has been enriching thelives of Milwaukee residents for 70 years,.. Read more
Paul Ryan’s Phony Plan to End Poverty
No one would ever seriously expect a right-wing Republican like Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan to come up with any rational solutions about how to help people in poverty Read more
Republican Ideas Wreck the Economy, But Still Popular
To any thoughtful observer of politics, one of the biggest frustrations is watching is just how politically popular some really bad ideas can be Read more
Understanding Obamacare: Older Americans Get Help
What does Obamacare mean for older Americans? Read more
Understanding Obamacare: How to Avoid Insurance Scams
Question: Do I need to be worried about my personal information under Obamacare?Answer: You should always be careful when it comes to personal information, and buying health coverage is no different. While it has never been Read more
Understanding Obamacare: People With Disabilities Can Get Coverage
Question: How does Obamacare help people with disabilities?Answer: Before the Affordable Care Act, insurance options were scarce for Wisconsinites Read more
