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“Do not be fooled by lip service. Pay attention to the policy. This administration is choosing to walk away from mental health—during Mental Health Awareness Month, no less. And millions will pay the price.” Important from Benjamin F. Miller, Norman J. Ornstein, Kavita Patel.

The next pope should embrace Francis’s open spirit, his dedication to “the peripheries,” & his commitment to the poor, the marginalized, the excluded & migrants. My colleagues David Von Drehle, Karen Tumulty, Ramesh Ponnuru & I on the Catholic future: washingtonpost.com/opinions/inter…

With Leo, there’s no going back from Francis. Leo is no carbon copy his predecessor. Moderate cardinals saw him as a conciliator in a divided church. But in standing for social justice & more inclusive governance, he’ll build on Francis’s legacy My column washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Are Republicans trying to cut Medicaid and SNAP cruel or just out of touch? I spoke with doctors and others around the country who are close to Americans living tough and precarious lives. These cuts make neither moral nor practical sense. My essay washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

For my column published today, I spoke to many doctors who serve the poor. They argue that “work requirements” are just bureaucratic obstacles that will deprive working people of coverage they need. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Are Medicaid & SNAP cutters cruel or out of touch? Despite the phony populist rhetoric that is the background music of the Trump era, Americans with modest incomes are socially & politically invisible, leading to these indefensible priorities. My essay washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

LUKE. KORNET.

My friend Harry Holzer is a rigorous economist who goes where the data take him. This three-minute speech is well worth your time because it explains why the cuts to programs for low-income people in the GOP bill emerging in the House are bad for the economy.

“We feel bad for Jayson. But nobody feels as bad as Jayson. He wouldn’t want us sitting around and not competing. And it’s sad because of what he’s meant to this team, to this city. But we had no choice but to bounce back.” —Jrue Holiday #CelticsBounceBack bostonglobe.com/2025/05/15/spo…

Despite Trump’s phony populist rhetoric, Americans with modest incomes are at least as “socially invisible” & “politically invisible” as they were 63 years ago, when Michael Harrington wrote his classic book on American poverty “The Other America.” The result: shameful policies.

“A Plane From Qatar? C’mon, Man.” “The American people should make their disgust known: There is no room for this kind of flagrant disregard of the Constitution in the skies above or in digital wallets down below.”

Targeting food and health care for the least advantaged is unconscionable — especially in light of how many Republicans involved in this demolition project profess to be devout Christians. “Blessed are the rich” is not among the beatitudes.

The party of pronatalism & motherhood medals escalates its war on children “The GOP’s budget bill slashes the safety net to fund regressive tax cuts.” This transfers wealth not just from poor to rich but also from young to old. Excellent column Catherine Rampell washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

This graphic from ⁦the Center on Budget⁩ is exceptionally revealing of what the GOP’s “big beautiful bill” is all about.

“How to Take Medicaid from Millions of Americans, in Less Than 72 Hours” Of course the GOP wants to pass its bill fast: They want to avoid public focus on the damage it would do to health coverage, writes ⁦Jonathan Cohn. He also shares important history. thebulwark.com/p/how-to-take-…

“There’s a better path forward, but it requires the Senate to tear up this legislation and start again, rejecting …proposals that…take health coverage and food assistance away from families” & “drive up poverty.” Sharon Parrott Good analysis of a bad bill. search.app/DPdKnRhwJNArAs…