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Can AI improve America’s unemployment safety net?

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16 Million Americans Could Lose Health Coverage under Republican Plans

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Testimony: Lowering College Costs Requires More Federal Investment, Not Less

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There’s a Smart Way to Renew American Manufacturing. It’s Not Trump’s Strategy.

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Private Lenders Would Cash In on Congress’s Student Loan Changes

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A Blueprint for State Legislation Regulating Online Program Managers

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Why Doesn’t the Trump NLRB Want Workers to Know their Rights?

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Commentary Health Care

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Is a Repeal of the Affordable Care Act by Another Name

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Commentary Higher Education

Testimony: Lowering College Costs Requires More Federal Investment, Not Less

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