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The UC Press Guide to the Affordable Care Act

In light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold most of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, you may want to take a look at Inside National Health Reform, John McDonough’s firsthand account of the intense effort required to bring this legislation into law. McDonough served as Senior Advisor on National Health Reform to the U.S. Senate Committee on [more...]

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An American in Paris

Amidst French labor protests over the increase in retirement age, Steven Hill, author of Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way Is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age, searches for an American counterpart to this sort of populist demonstration. In his recent dispatch from the Continent, Hill asks where American anger is over flat wages, [more...]

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Health Care and Human Rights

Paul Farmer, author of the forthcoming Partner to the Poor, among other books, is committed to restoring health, hope, and social justice to people in the world’s poorest areas. His work as a physician and co-founder of the organization Partners in Health (PIH) is rooted in the conviction that good health is not a privilege, [more...]

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