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Joy: It’s Not a Political Liability, It’s a Superpower
Just a few short weeks ago, when the country was reeling from the sudden change of candidates at the top of the Democratic ticket, Kamala Harris received a phone call of support and endorsement from Michele and Barack Obama. She signed off by saying,“And we’re going to have some fun with this too, aren’t we?”…
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Save Medicare! Stop the Corporate Takeover by Medicare Advantage Plans.
Our Medicare system is fracturing into two separate systems: the original, non-profit Traditional Medicare, which works for the public good, and privatized Medicare Advantage which gives huge profits to private insurance corporations. Medicare Advantage is bad for individual recipients and very bad financially for the country. Medicare Advantage is allowing big insurance companies to take…
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Supreme Court considers ending an important rule which keeps our government running – “Chevron Deference”
I’m concerned about a new potential threat to our government because the right-wing U.S. Supreme Court is considering and might overturn the 1984 “Chevron deference” doctrine. This technical principle lets federal agencies interpret laws passed by Congress, with the courts deferring to the expertise of the agencies who make the detailed rules needed to implement…
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Make the Governor’s Records Public
Secretary of State Bill Galvin supports a bill to have the governor’s office follow the public records law. “The idea that the most powerful position in the state and its records are not subject to public scrutiny is absurd,” he said. His bill would make the governor’s office documents open to the public for the…
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Transparency in the House, Act On Mass Campaign
By Larry Pareles The opinions expressed in this post are strictly those of the author and do not reflect opinions or positions held by Indivisible Northampton. As you know, in recent months thousands of constituents, some of the largest advocacy organizations, labor unions and media outlets organized a people-powered campaignto make the State House more…