Pharma-funded Republicans go to bat for drug industry as Medicare moves to negotiate prices
"Any effort by far-right Republicans to paint lowering the costs of prescription drug prices for Americans as a bad thing is laughable."
The moneyless economy is thriving in America
The free and shared goods economy is creating community resilience and alternatives to trash culture for millions of people.
Category 3 Idalia strongest hurricane to hit Big Bend, Florida on record
When Idalia made landfall sustained winds were 125 miles per hour, making it the strongest hurricane to hit Big Bend since records started in 1851.
Backers of endless war deplore that many Trump supporters favor using violence
Are some of Trump’s true believers are eager to adapt the violent precepts of perpetual war to American politics?
Biden announces 10 drugs subject to price cuts with Medicare
The Biden administration said the negotiations could save could save taxpayers money.
Rich men versus the rest of us
The new country hit song, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” embodies the GOP’s narrative of white male resentment. But collectivism and an embrace of racial diversity are far more powerful and popular.
A Chicago cop is accused of lying under oath 44 times. Now prosecutors are...
Jeffrey Kriv is accused of lying under oath 44 times to get out of speeding, parking and red light camera tickets involving his personal vehicles.
Pharma lobby furious over wildly popular effort to curb drug prices
"This is the biggest defeat Big Pharma has ever suffered—and it won't be the last. We are going to keep fighting until every single person in America can get the medications they need."
Is wastewater an answer for adapting to climate change?
Water pressures like droughts are intensifying due to global warming and population growth. Treating wastewater is a powerful solution, finally gaining more public support.
Trump’s RICO indictment proves the GOP is beyond saving
The depth of criminality within the Republican Party – both among its elected officials and its operatives – is truly unprecedented.