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There Is No Single, Best Policy for Drug Prices
Most Americans would like the government to act, but a one-size-fits-all approach is unlikely to be the answer.
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What can be done to address the problem of expensive prescription drugs? There is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
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Low-priced drugs are all alike; each high-priced drug is high-priced in its own way.
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Where Is Kamala Harris on Medicare for All vs. Private Insurance?
A candidate has a history of making conflicting comments about a divisive health care plan.
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A single-payer health plan requires that people with other forms of comprehensive health insurance will have to switch. That is a politically risky position.
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It’s Not So Much the Debate. It’s the Days After the Debate.
Dramatic moments aren’t as important as the story lines that become set in the aftermath.
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Most big debate moments come from general elections. But there is some evidence that debates during primary season matter more.
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The ‘Euphoria’ Teenagers Are Wild. But Most Real Teenagers Are Tame.
Kids these days are the “cautious generation,” the evidence shows.
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Across a wide range of risky teenage behaviors, today’s teens are tamer and more responsible than their own parents and grandparents.
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Today’s teenagers drink less than their parents did. They also smoke less, and they use fewer hard drugs.
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People Are Taking Emotional Support Animals Everywhere. States Are Cracking Down.
More Americans are saying they need a variety of animals — dogs, ducks, even insects — for their mental health. But critics say many are really just pets that do not merit special status.
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People have claimed ducks, peacocks, pigs and alligators as emotional support animals to deal with anxiety and depression. Landlords and airlines say the system is rife with fraud.
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Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House With a Yard on Every Lot
Rising concerns about housing affordability, racial inequality and climate change are causing cities nationwide to re-examine their attachment to the detached house.
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The far reach of single-family zoning in America — and the new push to end it.nyti.ms/2XVAuie pic.twitter.com/fqwx9dCksZ
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Some Students Get Extra Time for New York’s Elite High School Entrance Exam. 42% Are White.
The data underscores what testing experts have long emphasized: Income, race and privilege can influence a process that is supposed to be a level playing field.
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White students in New York City are 10 times as likely as Asian-American students to have a 504 designation that allows extra time on the specialized high school entrance exams.
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How 5 Data Dynamos Do Their Jobs
Reporters from across the newsroom describe the many ways in which they increasingly rely on datasets and spreadsheets to create groundbreaking work.
Vaccine Misinformation vs. Tighter State Laws: Guess What Wins
Social media platforms are effective in spreading falsehoods, but they can’t make the rules.
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In light of New York's decision to eliminate religious exemptions for vaccines, a reminder of the power of the force of law, via @BrendanNyhan
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Why Women, but Not Men, Are Judged for a Messy House
They’re still held to a higher social standard, which explains why they’re doing so much housework, studies show.
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One way to be masculine is to do typically male chores, and another way is to refuse to do typically female ones.
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The New Tariffs Against Mexico Signal the U.S. Isn’t a Reliable Negotiating Partner
Trump’s threat could have big consequences for future trade negotiations, especially with allies.
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If you sell the family next door a lemon, don’t be surprised if nobody in the neighborhood wants to do business with you again.
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How Geography Became America’s Political Fault Line
The U.S. isn’t unique in having an urban-rural divide, but it has found ways of making it worse.
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Democrats generally live in very Democratic places. Republicans tend to live in modestly Republican places.
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Underrepresentation of the left is a feature of any democracy that draws winner-take-all districts atop a map where the left is concentrated in cities.
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The Morehouse Gift, in Context: An Average Black Graduate Has $7,400 More in Debt Than White Peers
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Black college grads owe $7,400 more than their white peers. Four years after graduation, they owe an average of $53,000, almost twice as much as whites.
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U.S. Birthrate Drops 4th Year in a Row, Possibly Echoing the Great Recession
The birthrate hit a 32-year low and the fertility rate reached a record low in 2018, bringing the United States more in line with other wealthy countries.
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Even though economic data indicates the Great Recession ended in June 2009, “in this one demographic way, we are still seeing its aftereffects”
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Why Politics Should Be Kept Out of Miscarriages
The possible problems of a new Georgia law, including causing further pain.
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It's possible that a woman who miscarried could be part of an investigation looking at whether someone performed an illegal abortion on her.
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Is There a Connection Between Undocumented Immigrants and Crime?
It’s a widely held perception, but a new analysis finds no evidence to support it.
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Many readers had one big question about a previous story about immigration and crime. We and @MarshallProj tried to address that here.
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Why Markets Aren’t Sweating the U.S.-China Trade War Much: The ‘Trump Put’
The president has tended to back off whenever markets and the economy have looked soft.
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The real question is not why the stock market is down this week. It is why it is down so little.
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Trump Administration Strengthens ‘Conscience Rule’ for Health Care Workers
A shift in the balance between the rights of patient and provider, with religion in the middle.
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“The rule allows a very wide range of people — from the receptionist to the boards of hospitals and everyone in between — to deny a patient’s medical care if their personal beliefs get in the way.”
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The ‘Dumb Choice’ That James Harden, Stephen Curry and the Rest of the N.B.A. Increasingly Avoid: The 2-Point Shot
The unstoppable math of the 3-point shot.
Bernie Sanders Can Win, But He Isn’t Polling Like A Favorite
If there’s one thing the Democratic establishment is good at, it’s panicking. And the latest reason for panic among Democratic insiders is Bernie Sanders. Accor…
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