The day that delighted progressives
CNN
It was tempting to view Thursday's signing of the Juneteenth bill and the Supreme Court's rebuff to an Obamacare challenge as a signal that progressives have history on their side -- and that there's more to come. But commentators noted that it's also impossible to ignore the long record of reversals that have followed progress on race and social reform.
It took Democrats even longer --75 years -- to achieve national health care. And it would be another 11 years before Obamacare decisively survived legal challenges from Republicans determined to kill it: On the same day as the Juneteenth bill signing, the US Supreme Court tossed out a major lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act.
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