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‘Medicare for All’: Is It Popular? And Is It the Same as Britain’s System?

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09/15/2017

‘Medicare for All’: Is It Popular? And Is It the Same as Britain’s System? As leading Democrats embrace Senator ... for all” legislation in an Op-Ed published in The New York...

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Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

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09/18/2017

... that carry a lower risk of addiction or dependence, even as they provide comparatively easy access to generic opioid ... less attention. That may be changing, however. The New York...

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The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime

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09/19/2017

The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime The day before students returned to class this month, New York City officials...

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As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows Harder

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09/19/2017

As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows ... clinic, two places that Andrew Jacobs, a reporter with The New York Times’s health desk, visited to report an article ...

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At the City Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff

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09/20/2017

... Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff The New York City Council, a 51-member body, currently includes only ... is seated in January, if this year’s elections continue ...

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Gender Justice

Back-and-Forth on DACA Leaves Young Immigrants ‘Just Dangling’

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09/25/2017

... classes and two jobs. Apolinar Islas, 34, who came to New York from Mexico when he was 15, said he walks around in ... undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children from...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Report Finds Gaps in Access to Opioid Addiction Help on Staten Island

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09/26/2017

... Gaps in Access to Opioid Addiction Help on Staten Island New York City was in the throes of an alarming increase in opioid-related overdoses last ...

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Schools’ Response to Bullying Is Questioned After Fatal School Stabbing

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10/02/2017

... history class in a Bronx school. A school social worker in New York City for 25 years, Harding formed a theory about what triggered the killing as soon as an image ...

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Education

Home Health Workers: All the Work, Half the Pay

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10/02/2017

... 1980s. She sometimes labored until 2 a.m. for such brands as DKNY and saw co-workers faint from the stifling summer ... a sweatshop just the same. Chan is part of a cohort of New...

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How Many Big Storms Before People Abandon Coastal Cities?

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10/02/2017

... Paulo — are not coastal. The rest — Tokyo, Mumbai, New York , Shanghai, Lagos, Los Angeles, Calcutta and Buenos Aires ... populations increased by 39 percent between 1970 to 2010. As the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Richard Thaler Wins Economics Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational

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10/10/2017

... is economists were once fond of thinking about humans as robots who always made choices that maximized their ... Thaler said of the basic premise of his work. When the...

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Economic Security

Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement

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10/27/2017

... the Simons Foundation envision U.S. public libraries as open community spaces fostering inclusivity and ... public libraries are free, right? Not so fast, says the New York City-based JPB...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Encourages Donors to Give Where They Live with $100,000 Match

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11/20/2017

... Match Brooklyn is setting out to prove that it’s New York City’s most generous borough this holiday season with ... Tuesday after Thanksgiving celebrated around the world as Giving Tuesday—#...

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How the Poses Family Foundation is Leveraging Dollars for Impact through Public-Private Partnerships

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03/23/2018

... by the Poses Family Foundation. The project itself began as a collaboration between the ( New York City) Mayor’s Office for People with ...

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Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Announces 31 Winners of Fellowships for Important Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences

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04/25/2018

... in creative scholarly research, Carnegie Corporation of New York today announced the 2018 class of Andrew Carnegie ... the fellows based on the quality of...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The United Hospital Fund Releases Report on Positive Impact of Home Health Care

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04/30/2018

... by Kathyrn Bowles, PhD, of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York and the University of Pennsylvania, found that 28 ... their own. Those who refused home...

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National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship

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05/16/2018

... president of the public policy organization Demos, as the inaugural recipient of its Fair and Just Fellowship. ... at advancing racial justice and social change throughout New...

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The Public Theater Celebrates Leonard Tow, Founder and Chairman of The Tow Foundation at Its Annual Gala

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06/12/2018

... collaborated on the 2016 Encores! revival of Runaways at New York City Center. That production was staged just a few ... Rose, Josh Sapan, and Susan and Peter J. Solomon served as...

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Carnegie Corporation's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants

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06/28/2018

... Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants Carnegie Corporation of New York released its annual list of Great Immigrants on June 28 ...

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