Tag: gun control
John Lewis Stands Up for Human Dignity Once Again
A sit-in by the civil-rights icon on the floor of the House of Representatives is a powerful statement against gun violence.
A House Divided (On Gun Control) Cannot Vacation
This historic protest was demanding what can only be called a meager measure, delaying suspected terrorists from buying guns. What about restoring the assault-weapons ban?
BREAKING: Democrats Stage House Sit-In to Demand Action on Gun Control
Democrats are demanding a vote on new legislation that would close gun control loopholes.
BREAKING: Senate Blocks Gun Control Measures And Accomplishes Nothing After Orlando...
All four proposals failed.
NRA Paying Senators to Vote Against Gun Reform
Senate members were recently paid by firearms lobbyists to vote against yesterday's gun legislation.
Let’s Learn From Australia: Semi-Automatic Weapons Bans Work
We need a ban on semi-automatic guns, which are no more than weapons of mass destruction designed to efficiently kill as many people as possible.
For Nine Souls in Charleston, One Year Later
Cynthia Hurd. Susie Jackson. Ethel Lee Lance. Depayne Middle-Doctor. Clementa Pinckney. Tywanza Sanders. Daniel Simmons. Sharonda Singleton. Myra Thompson. Remember them by name. They live on.
John McCain: Obama Is ‘Directly Responsible’ for Orlando Shooting
He didn't mention guns. Then he tried to backtrack his statements.
Donald Trump’s Hate Mongering Aids And Abets Terrorists
Donald Trump represents the terrorists’ ultimate hope: a leader who will lead us into “deeper darkness.”
The Most Powerful Medical Association In The U.S. Gears Up To...
With one of the largest political lobbying budgets of any organization in the U.S., the AMA could finally dismantle the 20-year-old ban.
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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.