It’s Time to Break Our $39 Trillion Silence

By Kamalakar (Kam) Shenai PUBLISHED on 6/29/2026; League of Women Voters Orange Coubnty Everything costs more than it used to. Groceries. Rent. Car insurance. A trip to the doctor. We all feel it, and we talk about it all the time. But there is one cost nobody puts on...

The Healthcare System We’ve Chosen to Keep

  “ACT, in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of Orange County, is launching a new series: ‘Connect the Dots with Kam: Bridging Policy and Everyday Life.’   “United States spends nearly $5 trillion annually on healthcare — more than any...