Another Private Equity-Style Hospital Raid Kills a Busy Urban Hospital: As Maureen Tkacik writes, the sudden closure of Atlanta Medical Center, one of the city’s only two Level I trauma centers, is just the latest manifestation of a terrible reality: Too many hospitals are worth more dead than alive.
The Supreme Court Is Vulnerable on Abortion: The Supreme Court has damaged its legitimacy through the Dobbs decision. Ryan Cooper argues that Democrats ought to seize on this moment and control the scoop of the Court's power. Maura Healey Looks to Have a Lock on the Massachusetts Governorship, But...:
Maura Healey is likely to win the Massachusetts governorship this November, ending eight years of GOP rule under Charlie Baker. As Gabrielle Gurley argues, it won't be enough to solve the state's long-held problems.
Potential Rail Worker Strike Caused by Erratic Scheduling: A tentative agreement with the railroad unions this week had so far prevented an industry-wide strike or lockout. Mike Elk wrote about the roots of the struggle and why the railroads' erratic and exploitative scheduling was unsustainable.
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