Thanks to Matt Grossmann for a very thoughtful review of my book Countermobilization. Watson Institute Brown University Political Science Russell Sage Foundation

A very interesting talk by Charlotte Cavaille

Medicaid “work requirements” is a catchall phrase for a variety of ways to qualify: work, schooling, caregiving, community service, addiction, and disability. In polls, the majority of Americans support this concept. The challenge isn’t the concept—it’s the implementation. The

Medicaid at 60: Discussion on the Program's Legacy and Future dukeupress.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/med… via @DUKEpress

So we have reached the point where presidents publicly threaten to use state powers to retaliate against donors to the opposition party

Carlos Alcaraz won this final. #RolandGarros

Reposting.

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"The patriotic defense of traditional liberal American values that I saw on display at the No Kings protest gave me more hope for our democracy than anything I’ve seen since I went to an Obama rally in 2008." noahpinion.blog/p/feeling-caut…

Welfare state expansion is getting less likely as full Dem control is less attainable, middle class tax aversion is higher even for Dems, & deficit concerns increasingly bite & undermine existing programs vox.com/politics/41710…

Four years ago, America was on the cusp of the largest welfare state expansion since LBJ. Now, we're on the brink of the largest cut to public health insurance ever. And the outlook for growing the safety net in the future looks increasingly grim. I wrote about why (link below)

A fascinating piece on the origins of the unitary executive theory.

A video of my recent RWJF panel with Jamila Michener, Andrea Campbell and David Adler on Medicaid's past, present and future prospects. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law Harold Pollack Russell Sage Foundation Watson Institute youtube.com/watch?v=KG2cUv…

A proposal receiving active consideration to lower the 90% federal matching share (FMAP) for new Medicaid enrollees in expansion states would unravel Medicaid expansion over time. The GOP budget bill needs to be viewed as a partial ACA repeal.

Thune said in senators meeting just now there are not going to be FMAP changes because some members oppose it, per Hawley to reporters

The National Archives will no longer be open to the public. The NATIONAL ARCHIVES!! I was there last month reporting for Sold a Story Season 2. archives.gov/college-park

The reductions in federal health spending total over $1 trillion over a decade. A $15 billion stabilization fund for rural hospitals won’t fill a big part of that hole.