AI death panels or cost control? Medicare pilot hands denials to private algorithms
Federal pilot in Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington will pay private A.I. firms a cut of “savings,” prompting warnings of “AI death panels” and the “very worst of private insurance.”
CBS and PBS fire Charlie Rose amid sexual harassment allegations
“Women cannot achieve equality in the workplace or in society until there is a reckoning and a taking of responsibility.”
How movements can keep politicians from selling out
By understanding how mainstream political culture co-opts elected officials, grassroots groups can help them resist.
Monsanto and the Poisonous Cartel of GMOs in India
For more than a decade and a half, Monsanto has extracted illegal royalties from Indian farmers, trapping them in debt and triggering an epidemic of farmers' suicides.
Misty Snow Makes History as first Transgender Senate Nominee
The 30-year-old resident of Salt Lake City used a progressive platform to run, inspired by Senator Bernie Sanders.
Amazon workers in Staten Island clinch a historic victory
The ALU clinched a decisive victory today, winning by a wide margin to create the first unionized workplace in Amazon’s extensive network of fulfillment, delivery, and sortation centers across the U.S.
School vouchers have been a disaster—now advocates are trying to rename them
What you need to know about education savings accounts, a kind of “super-voucher.”
NYPD Officer Speaks Out on Fellow Cops Who Turned Backs to Mayor and Why...
Adhyl Polanco, a NYPD officer, speaks out about those who shunned Mayor Bill de Blasio. Speaking for himself only, not on behalf of the police department, he is ashamed of those who turned their backs during a eulogy for a fellow policeman.
Protests intensify in Minneapolis after second ICE shooting as outrage spreads
A second federal agent shooting in one week has fueled mass protests, impeachment calls, and mounting alarm over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
Trump’s incredibly dumb bet on coal
If we really want to lead we have to go with the energy of the future, not the energy of the past.