mara heneghan
@maraheneghan.bsky.social
chicagoan, progressive policy person, host who cannot cook
currently: building the health & political economy project; stewarding market box & ecosystems of care
currently: building the health & political economy project; stewarding market box & ecosystems of care
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Seizure medication, wheelchairs, Social Security cards, dentures, urns of ashes, work uniforms — just some of what's been thrown away during cruel, degrading, utterly counterproductive homeless sweeps.
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
August 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Seizure medication, wheelchairs, Social Security cards, dentures, urns of ashes, work uniforms — just some of what's been thrown away during cruel, degrading, utterly counterproductive homeless sweeps.
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
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Green social housing coming up for a vote in committee tomorrow! A new way of financing mixed income affordable housing that doesn’t rely on scarce or unstable federal funds: chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
The case for green-lighting green social housing in Chicago
Green social housing is an environmentally and fiscally sustainable, mixed-income housing production model that will enable our city to develop permanently affordable housing for all Chicagoans, write...
chicago.suntimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Green social housing coming up for a vote in committee tomorrow! A new way of financing mixed income affordable housing that doesn’t rely on scarce or unstable federal funds: chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
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“There is a sense people are fed up and looking for bigger alternatives."
HPEP Director @victorroy.bsky.social highlights HPEP's latest article series with Health Affairs Scholar urging the U.S. to think bigger about healthcare policy, via @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
HPEP Director @victorroy.bsky.social highlights HPEP's latest article series with Health Affairs Scholar urging the U.S. to think bigger about healthcare policy, via @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US urged to ‘think bigger’ on healthcare amid Trump onslaught on sector
Healthcare journal calls for radical change in approach, urging policymakers to invest in their communities
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“There is a sense people are fed up and looking for bigger alternatives."
HPEP Director @victorroy.bsky.social highlights HPEP's latest article series with Health Affairs Scholar urging the U.S. to think bigger about healthcare policy, via @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
HPEP Director @victorroy.bsky.social highlights HPEP's latest article series with Health Affairs Scholar urging the U.S. to think bigger about healthcare policy, via @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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UPDATE: Musk and DOGE personnel had scheduled a “kickoff meeting” with DOL staffers, according to sources inside the agency.
By 4 p.m., the meeting’s scheduled time, Musk had reportedly moved the in-person kickoff to a virtual one, as federal workers and union members continued to rally outside.
By 4 p.m., the meeting’s scheduled time, Musk had reportedly moved the in-person kickoff to a virtual one, as federal workers and union members continued to rally outside.
LATEST: Elon Musk's DOGE Targets Labor Department
Ahead of a planned Department of Labor visit today by Elon Musk’s government-slashing group, unions launched protests and a lawsuit.
inthesetimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
UPDATE: Musk and DOGE personnel had scheduled a “kickoff meeting” with DOL staffers, according to sources inside the agency.
By 4 p.m., the meeting’s scheduled time, Musk had reportedly moved the in-person kickoff to a virtual one, as federal workers and union members continued to rally outside.
By 4 p.m., the meeting’s scheduled time, Musk had reportedly moved the in-person kickoff to a virtual one, as federal workers and union members continued to rally outside.
A central truth across every level of govt in the U.S. & a huge hurdle in now asking people to fight for things they may not even know are under threat
I've been thinking about reasons it's hard to convey the importance of the Musk/Treasury thing and maybe one factor is that people don't realize how *much* of the world is government?
February 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A central truth across every level of govt in the U.S. & a huge hurdle in now asking people to fight for things they may not even know are under threat