Wonkbook: 50 Years After March on Washington, What Do We Have to Show for It?

Wonkbook: 50 years after March on Washington, what do we have to show for it?
“[I]n a speech Wednesday commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, Obama returned to those rhetorical roots — tying the fight for equal treatment of African Americans to fights for equal recognition of gay Americans, those with … Read more on Washington Post

'Back Home': Veteran suicides twice as high as civilian rate
Provisions included training VA staff in suicide-prevention techniques, factoring mental health concerns in overall veteran health assessments, providing referrals at veterans' request to treatment programs and designating suicide-prevention counselors … Read more on MinnPost.com

SENGER: Obamacare making a bad situation worse
Obamacare is slated to start expanding Medicaid coverage next year, in any state that agrees, to all individuals earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. This is … These lower reimbursement rates already discourage doctors from … Read more on Washington Times

Booker's sexuality becomes issue in Senate campaign against Lonegan
With a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. giving his famous speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in the background, Newark Mayor Cory Booker announces a wish list for reforming the criminal justice system at Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post