Until teachers feel safe, widespread in-person K-12 schooling may prove impossible in US
Pressure from teachers has contributed to decisions to refrain from holding classes in person everywhere from Southern California to Northern Virginia.
Medicare for All: As healthcare costs soar, momentum grows to guarantee healthcare for all...
Over the summer the groups formed a partnership to fight the growing support for expanding Medicare.
Wall Street plowboys
Adding to the inequality that has affected so many farmworkers is the fact that Wall Street has our nation's farmland.
Do better than a rip-off health care system
Universal care would unite our society under the essential democratic principle that we Americans really are "all in this together."
Biden announces 10 drugs subject to price cuts with Medicare
The Biden administration said the negotiations could save could save taxpayers money.
California to phase out ultra-processed food in schools by 2035
The new law was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week at Belvedere Middle School in Los Angeles and prohibits public schools from serving this type of food in breakfasts and lunches.
Lessons from the coronavirus can help us overcome the climate crisis
“This is a moment when we can implement measures to help boost the economy, create jobs, and build climate resilience.”
Warren and Sanders: Medicare for All: Without a public option, it’s dead in the...
In this country, we have private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, and the VA (veterans) system. How in the world did that ever happen?
Should McDonald’s & Monsanto Have the Same Rights as People? A Debate on Corporate...
Five Years ago the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations are people and have the same rights a person has. This has led to companies, like Monsanto and McDonalds, fighting against new laws in order to protect their businesses. Seem fair?
2016 Not So Different, After All: Obamacare Woes Hit Campaign Trail
Bad news about Obamacare could stifle Democrats’ momentum heading into Election Day as they try to retake the Senate.