VP Harris seeks to reset U.S.-Africa Relations on 3-Nation Tour ✈️🗺
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🏛️ Politics
The GOP’s War on Obamacare is Screwing Up Its War on Abortion
The Supreme Court was eager to revoke reproductive rights in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in part so that Republican governors and legislatures would be free to come up with ever-more-draconian methods to force pregnant people to give birth against their will. Red states have answered the call and passed laws that treat pregnant people as second-class citizens, depriving them not just of bodily autonomy but also access to life-saving medical care. To call it a “race to the bottom”...(read more at The Nation)
💰Wealth
Medical Debt is Devastating Illinois Families, a new report shows
A new report details the devastation medical debt causes Illinois families — particularly immigrant and Black communities — causing stress that has impacted their health and depleted their savings. The study aims to fuel support for a proposed state law the authors of the report tout as a win-win for both uninsured patients and the hospitals that treat them. The report from the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Legal Council for Health Justice and Community Catalyst describes multiple instances… (read more at WBEZ Chicago)
🌍 World
VP Harris seeks to reset U.S.-Africa Relations on 3-Nation Tour
For Vice President Kamala Harris’ first trip in office to Africa, the goal is nothing less than the resetting of relations between the United States and the countries she’s scheduled to visit.Fearful that China has gained a huge economic foothold on the continent, the Biden administration is trying to not just loosen that grip but encourage more American businesses to invest in African nations. Harris’ arrival…marks the latest, most high-profile effort to achieve…. (read more at Politico)
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