POLITICS
Dental office credit cards are pushing people further into debt
| June 25, 2024
With limited coverage for adult dental care and lofty out-of-pocket costs, some patients are turning to dental credit cards—but experts say these cards are “predatory.”
Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows
| June 25, 2024
In the wake of Texas’ abortion ban, the state’s infant death rate increased, and more died of birth defects, a study published Monday shows.
A Texas mom nearly died after an incomplete miscarriage. Were doctors afraid to treat her?
| June 24, 2024
Ryan Hamilton wonders if doctors were too afraid of Texas’ extreme abortion ban to provide adequate care to his bleeding wife in a post-Roe world.
Biden’s plan to make corporations and billionaires pay more in taxes
| June 20, 2024
The president plans to raise taxes on billionaires and giant corporations to help fund more affordable housing and child care, while keeping taxes the same for those earning under $400,000 per year.
Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a new plan from Biden
| June 18, 2024
The White House announced Tuesday that the Biden administration will, in the coming months, allow certain spouses of U.S. citizens without legal status to apply for permanent residency and eventually citizenship.