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Richard Dien Winfield

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Husband, father of three, author, UGA Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy, union member, former candidate for U.S. House and Senate advocating a Federal Job Guarantee Social Rights Agenda

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Richard Dien Winfield is an American philosopher and distinguished research professor of philosophy at the University of Georgia. He has been president of the Society for Systematic Philosophy, the Hegel Society of America, and the Metaphysical Society of America. Winfield was a candidate for U.S. representative from Georgia's 10th congressional district in 2018 and for U.S. Senate during the 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia. .. more

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Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Boost Employment, Study Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/w... “The Gvt. Accountability Office reported that Georgia’s work requirements program had spent $54.2 million on administrative costs, more than double what it spent on health care.” More war on the poor.

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