The Difference Between Affordability and Inflation
CWAffordability and inflation weren't issues half a century ago. (Image: California History: California State University Long Beach) Listen very carefully when politicians talk about affordability…
January 2026
How to Convert People Resistant to Voting
Voting is the key if efforts to save democracy and keep it healthy are to succeed. If voting is compromised, democracy cannot flourish. The sad…
House Predictions 9 Months Out: The Democrats are Looking Good
The midterm elections are about nine months away, so begin making your House predictions. I asked Google Gemini to write an essay assessing who will…
ACA Affordability: A Health Insurance Cost Calculator
If we were living in normal times, ACA affordability would be the top issue. The plight of folks whose health care costs were exploding due…
The Importance of Voting in a Troubled Age
It's up to us to save democracy (Image: Public Domain) The bombing of Iran, the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro, the ICE invasion of Minneapolis, the…
Abortion Clinics are Unevenly Distributed
The distribution of abortion clinics across the United States is profoundly uneven, reflecting a complex interplay of legal restrictions, socioeconomic factors, geographic barriers, and political…