Tag: democracy
Sorry, I can’t give Trump a chance
Our democracy is too important to play nice with a man who campaigned on undermining it.
2016 as prologue, not aberration
Our media is strangling our democracy, and without a course correction it will only get worse.
Is This Election Inspiring a Democratic Awakening?
A citizen-centered view of democracy emphasizing the agency of the people was widespread in the civil rights movement and is emerging again in the 21st century.
Laboratories of Democracy
Perhaps it's time to for the Democrats' strategic geniuses and the rest of us to pay a bit more attention to state rep/senate races.
An Open Letter to the People of Brazil
“In the struggle to make this world the place of peace, justice and environmental sustainability that it could be, the people of Brazil have been playing an inspirational role.”
Ed Norton Occupies the World
“Empires fold up when either they get overrun or their citizens have had enough.”
Invasion of the Empire’s Pods
“The empire’s pods have subjugated our populace into believing in this Amerikan Exceptionalism that allows it to get away with phony pre-emptive wars and occupations.”
Democracy in America Is a Useful Fiction
The civic, patriotic and political language we use to describe ourselves remains unchanged. But the America we celebrate is an illusion.
In Clinton Case, Obama Administration Nullifies 6 Criminal Laws
“If we are a nation “of laws, not of men” (as that old basic description of democracy phrased it), then Ms. Clinton will be prosecuted, at least through the grand jury stage, on (at least) those grounds.”
Four Ways To Fight For Democracy
Following the demonstrations in Washington for voting rights and campaign finance reform, Moyers & Company asked activists to describe how they are carrying the fight forward. This is part of the series.
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Warren, Ocasio-Cortez introduce bill to ban corporate ownership of physician practices
The bill would let doctors sue corporate owners for treble damages and give the Federal Trade Commission a role in enforcing the ban.
Minnesota doctors strike for four days in a first for US hospitals
About 150 physicians at two Allina Health hospitals walked out this week after three years of bargaining over sick days, pay and a role in patient care.
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants lose Medicaid starting October 1
The federal reconciliation law also narrows Medicare and marketplace coverage, and a separate immigration rule is pushing US citizen children off Medicaid alongside their noncitizen family members.
Minnesota hospital doctors stage what union calls first private-sector physician strike in US history
Doctors at two Minneapolis-area hospitals say they're striking over artificial intelligence in patient care, not just pay.
Judge orders Labor Department to rewrite farmworker wage rule after finding it unlawful
The ruling forces new minimum pay rates for the guestworker visa program that brings in most of the country's legal farm labor, with back pay possible for hundreds of thousands of workers.