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Why U.S. hospitals are struggling amid the pandemic

The public debate over health policy must go much farther, to include the ways that we organize and finance our hospitals—and even how we think of their larger role in our economy and society.
Guian McKee
USA Today
The Hill

Can the 'Spirit of 1776' heal our nation in 2020?

If she could reappear on this Independence Day, the former First Lady almost certainly would decry current authoritarian regimes across the globe and their attempts to violate our republic’s independence. She also would demand that the United States reimagine, and truly achieve, liberty and equality for all 21st century Americans.
Barbara Perry
IBT

Thursday’s Stock Market Open: US Equities Jump On Strong June Jobs Report

Chris Lu, a former Obama White House official, commented the jobs report should be taken in context. “Data is from mid-June as states were reopening,” he tweeted. “More than 40% of country is now reversing/pausing reopening. An additional 1.5 million people are filing for unemployment every week. Way too early for any victory lap.”
Chris Lu
Political Junkie

The Anticipation Builds

With Rep. Joe Kennedy taking on a Democratic senator in Massachusetts and Amy Kennedy seeking the Democratic nomination for a House seat in New Jersey, Barbara Perry of the University of Virginia talks about the latest round of Kennedys seeking to keep their political family tradition alive.
Barbara Perry