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Trump Taking Us Back in Time on Labor Rights

A Trump NLRB may well overturn most of the major precedents of the Obama era, as this week's appointments have further elucidated.

By Sharon Block

The GOP Health-Care Shadow Show

Or: When is a health-care reform bill not a health-care reform bill?

By Bob Kocher, MD

What Happened to Teen Pregnancy Prevention?

A Trump budget mystery.

By Robert Gordon

Trump Budget Abuses the Elderly

Trump's proposed budget includes cuts that could devastate a key program aimed at preventing elder abuse.

By Douglas Steiger

The Myth of a Pro-Union Trump

Following this budget proposal, there should be no lingering doubt about which side Trump is really on.

By Sharon Block