Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York will provide patients using Medicaid with care at no cost, now that the federal government is no longer providing reimbursement for its services.
The Trump administration blocked more than 1.1 million patients from using their Medicaid coverage at these health centers for one year. And recently, a federal appeals court upheld that policy.
More than half of the patients at Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York use Medicaid.
What's in a name? What are the connotations and the hidden meanings of words?
Do you think this Republican change in name is a good thing or bad thing for Americans and the World?
The military systems are very expensive in money and life. Does the creation, use, and nurturing of military systems benefit or harm life on planet Earth?
The military budget in the US is the largest line item with over 50% of federal tax dollars going on the military. This portion of the budget is so large it cannot be effectively audited so we don't even know precisely where are tax dollars are going.
Edwin Starr's great song "War, what is it good for?" came out in 1970 during the Vietnam war. Nothing much has changed since then given the US involving itself in all kinds of wars.
A feeling of overstimulation is one consequence of algorithmic life. Another is a certain jumbledness in our ideas. Why do we care about what we care about? Walking into your basement in the dark, you might stumble into a cobweb; one strain of philosophical thought holds that this is how caring works. We become ensnared by the possibilities that happen to present themselves as we live—we get caught in webs of care. You run into your elderly neighbor in the morning and, that night, wonder how he’s doing. Your middle schooler likes Chappell Roan, and soon you do, too. A single encounter with “The Fountainhead” at thirteen might make you a lifelong libertarian. Algorithmic culture taps into the casual randomness with which we apportion our care; it takes advantage of the fact that what we bump into today might obsess us tomorrow. Its webs, meanwhile, are woven by machines that are owned by corporations.
Why do think what you think? How is it that somethings capture your attention and not others? Are you in control of your mind or are external stimuli manipulating it?
Like your intentional diet prescribes what food you put into your mouth, do you take as much care with your intellectual diet?
Do you control the AI or does the AI control you?
As the bumper sticker says, "Be alert. The world needs more lerts."
Do you understand how thought systems work? The first and most important component of thought systems is the capturing of your attention.
Medical Trials
Siddhartha Mukherjee, in his piece on early-stage cancer detection, presents a convincing argument concerning the perils of screening ("Early Warnings," June 23rd). He also suggests that the bio-medical model, which finds disease, is being privileged over the public-health model, which seeks to prevent illness and can do so effectively given enough resources. Clean air and water, quality food, adequate housing, safe workplaces, education, and vaccination contribute far more to the health of a population than catching disease early. But biomedicine is where the money is, and screening brings in a significant share. Mammography alone is an eleven-billion-dollar industry.
Burden Lundgren, M.P.H., Ph.D., R.N.
It is interesting how people don't vote for candidates who would further their financial interests but rather vote for candidates funded by oligarchs who fear monger blaming "the other" for peoples woes rather their own special interest policies.
How bad will it get before voters decide there is a better way?
The economic hardships as well as the social ill will can only get worse as the Republicans continue to be in control of social policy in the US. Remember the advocates for these xenophobic policies the next time you vote in any election: local, state, national.
When I set out to study cheating, I naturally told everyone I met about my new project and soon found that some people blushed red at the very sound of the word. Then I would blush, it being obvious that the other person had just inadvertently confessed something very intimate.
Fenster, Julie M. . Cheaters Always Win: The Story of America (p. 8). Grand Central Publishing. Kindle Edition.
To what extent do you cheat and condone cheating in other people’s behavior? Some claim that cheating has gotten worse in the United States and point to the fact that we elected Donald Trump, one of the most notorious cheaters in the world, as our President.
As President, Donald Trump, becomes a role model for people: adults and children, what are the consequences for our social relationships? When did cheating become normative behavior and not only no longer shocks people, but has come to be expected.
When we find out that successful people cheat, we are no longer surprised but want to know how bad the cheating was and what the damages and repercussions are.
MarkhamsSlowNews reports on social systems so that people can understand their lived experience from a broader perspective. If cheating is a normative behavior in the United States in 2025, what does that mean for the functioning of our society?
This is the first of a series of articles about cheating: its prevalence and consequences for our society.
Many Americans don’t feel safe. They are manipulated constantly by politicians who tell them they should be very afraid and that only the politician if elected can safe them.
This is a cruel game used to manipulate voters. Only when we feel safe can we turn our attention from the described threats and work together to create a better world.
People when they are scared are often not accurate in assessing real threats. What we are told to be scared of distracts our attention from what really matters.
This political game of “Be afraid and only I only I can save you” is very effective in manipulating groups of people and “spooking the herd.” This game is played not only by politicians but also constantly by the media.
“They’re eating the dogs! They’re eating the cats!” got Trump and Vance elected. Americans have been played as chumps.
It’s time for Americans to grow up and stop reacting to the imaginary monsters politicians have told them are under their beds. How does the American voter grow up and develop a more adult understanding of the world? It takes two things: correct information and emotional support.
Who can Americans trust? What is accurate and true? Who is honest and competent at threat assessment, and threat management preparedness? Who can you believe?
In future articles, MarkhamsSlowNews is dedicated to sharing the truth and referring the reader to accurate sources of information and ideas about how to obtain emotional support based on equity, justice, and compassion.
The social welfare system in capitalistic countries is designed to provide only the smallest of benefits to force people into a cheap labor pool to benefit the oligarchs.
Universal Basic Income programs work in raising the quality of life for citizens and decreasing the incidence and prevalence of other social problems so in the long run not only provide dignity to people but also save the taxpayers money for having to fund other remedial services for problems fueled by poverty.
