Senate Finance Committee deals a blow to Big Pharma
As the Trump administration explores executive action to lower drug prices, drugmakers, private insurers, hospitals and pharmacy benefit managers are engaged in a lobbying war.
Green New Deal “climate kids” should hijack the impeachment conversation
"If Democrats are unwilling to do the right thing and assist at that suicide, today’s real grownups—you climate kids—must embarrass them into doing so."
Texas court sidesteps anti-judge shopping reforms, fueling conservative legal strategies
The Northern District of Texas defies guidance aimed at ending "judge shopping," maintaining a status quo that lets conservative litigants choose their judges, igniting debates on judicial fairness.
‘GOP loses a big one in their war on drop boxes’: Federal judge bars...
"Drop boxes have proven to be a secure method of collecting ballots, and are crucial in allowing voters to safely cast their vote during this unprecedented pandemic."
On the road from protest to power: A rising tide
The “political establishment” is going to have a much harder time using its financial and institutional muscle to relegate this new generation of thoughtful, strategic and energized grassroots candidates.
60-33 Lead for Bernie in New Hampshire
Bernie is showing a significant lead over Hillary in new New Hampshire poll.
Senate passes massive public lands conservation bill
The measure is the largest public lands bill considered by Congress in a decade.
Will Obama’s offshore drilling ban be Trumped?
What can a new president and a new congress do?
Binary pablum for the masses
The use of simplistic binary rhetoric has been the modus operandi of Populist leaders throughout history.
Bernie demands federal COVID-19 protections for airline employees
“We must put the safety of passengers and workers ahead of corporate profits.”