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‘We’re aides, not maids.’ How one high-demand job shows education system’s failings

“It’s a full-fledged crisis,” said Neil Richardson, who works on aging issues for DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice...

Opinion: The court says D.C. disenfranchisement isn’t unconstitutional. It’s still un-American.

Source: washingtonpost.com “I had been prepared to lose in court, but not to lose the issue. I regard this as a winnable cause — and...

$95 Million Fund Created To Ensure D.C. Residents Have Health Care

Source: thehilltoponline.com Mayor Muriel Browser, CareFirst, a Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance company, and D.C. Appleseed, a nonprofit...

Opinion: Thanks to a tiny nonprofit, CareFirst will live up to its obligations to D.C. residents

Source: washingtonpost.com It has been 17 years since a D.C. advocacy group found that the giant insurance company CareFirst was hoarding...

jonetta rose barras: Walter Smith’s 12-year fight against CareFirst on behalf of DC residents

Source: thedcline.org The legal battle fought by Walter Smith and his organization DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice to ensure a...