Millions of Americans crowdfunding to cover medical expenses
“It comes down to a profit-making motive that is baked into a system—a system that puts profits over patients.”
Ex-NYPD officer charged with selling meth and date-rape drug
“Methamphetamine devastates communities and GBL spreads danger all over the Southern District of New York, which is why the defendants face serious federal charges.”
Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight the climate crisis
"We applaud Jeff Bezos' philanthropy, but one hand cannot give what the other is taking away."
Latinx group Mijente backs Bernie Sanders in first-ever presidential endorsement
"This moment demands a historic mobilization. That’s why Mijente is uniting with the movement to elect @BernieSanders.”
How Democrats clean up the messes left by Republicans
Time and again, it’s the Republicans who have created economic messes that Democrats have to clean up.
New study shows Medicare for All will save Americans billions and prevent thousands of...
This study helps quiet several attacks made on Medicare for All from the private healthcare industry.
Is there homelessness in our future?
The only solution to homelessness is a combination of providing for more low cost housing and boosting income.
Little Rock, Arkansas launches program that invests in the city’s homeless population
The program is a “day's work for a day's pay and access to resources that will help them get to the next step to create the life that they want."
Former State Dept employee sentenced to 7 years in prison for accepting bribes
“This is a tragedy for you, for your family, for the government."
Driving the Trump rampage: Making the unacceptable acceptable
In Trump's crooked model, only total power allows an autocrat to achieve the highest goal: make what was before unacceptable seem acceptable, staunch public resistance by damned.