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A Baseline for U.S. Immigration
By how much has unauthorized immigration changed this century? Surprising answer, it hasn’t.
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Invisible Public Health Can Quickly Become Public Danger
Donald Trump is following through on his plans.
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Why Trump's Tariff Plan Won't Work
And why it will line the pockets of the already wealthy at the expense of consumers
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Reflections on Why I Wrote The Rich Flee and the Poor Take the Bus
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The History of Vaccines and the Importance of Vaccine Mandates
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The History of Vaccines and the Importance of Vaccine Mandates
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What could we have done better?
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The Costs of Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric
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The History of Vaccines and the Importance of Vaccine Mandates
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The History of Vaccines and the Importance of Vaccine Mandates
Part 5: Measles Vaccines and the Importance of School Mandates Today
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The History of Vaccines and the Importance of Vaccine Mandates
Part 4: Vaccine Inequality and the Case of Polio
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The History of Vaccines and the Importance of Vaccine Mandates
Part 3: A Safer Procedure and the Rise of New Vaccinations
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The History of Vaccines and the Importance of Vaccine Mandates
Part 2: Inoculation in the North American colonies and Washington's mandate
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The History of Vaccines and the Importance of Vaccine Mandates
Part 1: Asia: The Earliest Inoculations
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We faced an epidemic stress test and failed.
Why aren’t we doing anything about it?
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The privilege of Swiss cheese versus the tragedy of the pandemic tunnel
In the fall of 2020 journalists Kate Cimini and Jackie Botts wrote a story about the danger of California’s overcrowded homes and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Troy Tassier's Newsletter: At the Margin
Troy Tassier's Newsletter: At the Margin
A newsletter striving for health equity in an unequal world. At the Margin sits at the intersection of economics, healthcare, epidemiology, poverty & inequality. It's meant to bother and inspire in equal parts. Follow me on Twitter & Bluesky: @TroyTassier
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