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The Senate GOP health care bill is lethal for the poor...
The fight against the Senate’s deadly health care bill must also include the demand for a single-payer system.The fight against the Senate’s deadly health care bill must also include the demand for a single-payer system.
Trump’s sugar swamp
Sugar producers’ political clout is nothing new, in the U.S. or other industrialized countries.
The essence of evil; Republicans’ treachery against their fellow Americans
What Republicans are doing should be considered as an act of treachery.
Infighting is good for the Democratic Party
The debate within the party isn’t a diversion or a liability. It is a necessary step to recovery.
We like simple solutions. And that creates complex problems
Whether it’s politics, economy, healthcare, social issues or foreign policy, Americans are extremely divided on what to do, even though they agree that the system is broken.
A government in a state of paralysis; no plan, no vision...
It’s time to begin the process of cleaning house and sweeping these grossly incompetent politicians out of Washington.
Trump White House vs. “House of Cards” White House
Binge-watchers of the new season will find it’s hard to be shocked by the usual Underwood White House treachery and corruption.
The Qatar crack-up
Those who called the President’s stop in Riyadh a success may have been premature in their assessment.
Trump escalates his war on the media; viciously attacks Americans’ social...
Trump is well on his way to becoming today’s version of President Richard Nixon.
California’s ‘Medicare for All’ plan clears state senate
“This is a banner day for California, and a moral model for the nation.”
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The Medicare Advantage Paradox: How private insurers cost taxpayers billions
Recent studies and reports from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) reveal that MA overpayments have significantly burdened taxpayers.
Trump’s $48 billion corporate tax cut proposal exceeds annual K-12 education budget
The proposed reduction in the corporate tax rate from 21% to 15% would result in massive tax savings for the largest U.S. companies, benefiting wealthy shareholders while neglecting workers and public investments.
Supreme Court upholds access to abortion pill
More than 6 million people have used mifepristone since 2000.
Clarence Thomas faces fresh scrutiny over undisclosed luxury trips funded by billionaire
This has prompted renewed calls for his resignation and demands for stricter ethics reforms for the highest court in the land.
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