June, 2018 | Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

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May Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Hits 18 Year Low at 3.8%

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 01, 2018 40 Comments

The May jobs report came in better than expected! Employers added more jobs, wages went up, and the unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is the lowest it's been in 18 years.

Public University Restores Funding for Student Newspaper After Cries of Censorship

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 01, 2018 1 Comment

"funding was restored in full on Friday after Editor-in-Chief Lauren Closs met with the student finance committee"...

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Covered California strong-arms hospitals into cutting services

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 01, 2018 40 Comments

The Obama administration once touted Covered California as a wonderful example of state health insurance exchanged. However, in the wake of more freedoms offered to Americans under President Trump (e.g., the end of the individual mandate), it turns out many Californians are opting out of forced purchase of health insurance. This is especially true as premiums are set to soar.

According to an analysis by the Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP), enrollment drops in exchange based plans managed by Covered California could result in as many as 1.2 million more uninsured Californians in 2019.

Professor’s New Book Advocates for ‘Marxist and Socialist Ideas’ in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 01, 2018 1 Comment

"These dire times have sparked an upsurge in activism that is heartening and full of revolutionary potential"...

Things Keep Getting Worse for MSNBC’s Joy Reid

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 01, 2018 34 Comments

Joy Reid's old blog is a gift that keeps on giving. In April, homophobic passages from the site were revealed. Reid said she didn't write them, a claim that even many of her liberal colleagues don't believe. Then it was reported that she promoted a 9/11 "truther" movie. Now there is a new controversy involving a vile depiction of John McCain.

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June 2018

May Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Hits 18 Year Low at 3.8%

Public University Restores Funding for Student Newspaper After Cries of Censorship

Covered California strong-arms hospitals into cutting services

Professor’s New Book Advocates for ‘Marxist and Socialist Ideas’ in Education

Things Keep Getting Worse for MSNBC’s Joy Reid

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