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How Did Obamacare Affect the Uninsured Rate in America?

How Did Obamacare Affect the Uninsured Rate in America?

In 2013, 14.9 percent of Americans had no health insurance. Today it is 8.4 percent, a drop of about 18 million people. But all of the gains came before 2019, and the line has been flat ever since.

JULY 28, 2026 · 6 MIN · BY DAVE ROGAN
How the Rust Belt Lost Its Factory Jobs

How the Rust Belt Lost Its Factory Jobs

American manufacturing employment peaked at around 19.5 million jobs in 1979 and fell by roughly a third over the next four decades. The Census record shows where those losses landed: a band of industrial cities from Buffalo to Gary that lost between a sixth and nearly half of their residents.

JUNE 19, 2026 · 11 MIN · BY BRENDA SMITH