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Jacob Hacker assesses whether the President’s healthcare policy has been what the doctor ordered—and what his campaign promised.
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Yale political science professor Jacob Hacker grades the 2009 House healthcare bill and predicts its fate in the Senate.
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Jacob Hacker’s 2007 "Healthcare for America" was the rare academic paper that transforms policy debate. Have Hacker’s ideas themselves changed since?
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Many of us cling to our "jerry-rigged" system even as it fails us, but early in his career, health reform expert Jacob Hacker saw a clear need for change.
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A conversation with the Yale political science professor and healthcare expert.
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The Swiss public has said yes in a poll to banning the construction of minaret towers which are a symbol of Islamic tradition.
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A blogger whose site was hacked decided to take matters into his own hands and interviewed the 17-year-old hacker to find out his motivation.
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