Medicare launches first-ever drug price negotiations with pharmaceutical giants
"We are moving ahead to help people in spite of pharma's efforts to block negotiation in the courts."
What I Learned on My Red State Book Tour
While Robert Reich's intent was to put into practice what he teaches, "the best way to learn is to talk with people who disagree with you," here is what he actually learned from red America while on his book tour.
Euphemism as journalism: Distracting the audience by focusing on Trump’s skill at distraction
Top-of-the-line political journalists marveled at Trump’s ability to create distractions while they kept themselves—and their audience—distracted from substantive matters.
Donna Brazile, the DNC, and democratizing the Democrats
Democrats have no time to lose. The world is teetering on the edge of disaster, and so is their party.
Trump pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in return for an unlikely $1 trillion in...
How likely is it that these investments will rise by hundreds of billions of dollars in 4 years?
The pandemic makes the Bernie 2020 campaign more vital than ever
There’s no doubt that Bernie Sanders will do all he can to help defeat Donald Trump.
Woman receives $3.5M settlement after falling from LAPD cruiser
Officers failed to completely shut one of the rear passenger doors before driving away with a suspect in the backseat.
The Precariat Trap: Why Organized Labor is More Important than Ever
A new word has been coined to explain the difficulties facing working people in our time, “precariat.”
These refugees are building houses out of plastic bottles
Plastic bottles prove surprisingly resilient to the harsh desert conditions.
Tween boys and the fate of the world?
Seriously, humankind, what are we going to do?