Public vs Private Services

How Wealth Determines Legal Outcomes (Public vs Private Lawyers)

Author: Bryan Lin         Two immigrants appear before the same immigration judge on the same day with nearly identical cases. One walks free with legal status while the other faces deportation. The only difference? One could afford a $15,000 private attorney, while the other relied on an overworked public defender, struggling with translated documents and broken […]

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Healthcare in the United States: Private or public?

Author: Sage Wong         Healthcare in the United States involves a mix of private and public entities involved in insurance. Currently, 150 million Americans are covered through private employer-sponsored health insurance. On top of that, Medicaid covers 70 million people and Medicare covers 50 million people. Despite the US leading the world in healthcare spending both

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