Tag: health care
If hell had a budget: The GOP breaks the ten commandments
This budget seemed strikingly in sync with the hellish weather gripping Washington.
How the food and drug companies ensure that we get sick...
We wallow in ignorance, as corporations thrive on the tobacco industry's old slogan, "Doubt Is Our Product."
Good news on Social Security and Medicare? Reports show just that
This is a good point to keep in mind as the Republicans try to dismantle Obamacare.
The health care fight is far from over
We’re going to have to keep up a winning pressure until health care is a public good available and affordable for every person in our country.
GOP Health care bill dies once again after two more Republicans...
Senators Jerry Moran and Mike Lee just put the nail in the coffin.
Bernie Sanders: “We’re fighting for our future”
“We’re fighting for the future of this planet, for our kids and grandchildren. And to do your best, you’ve got to be involved in the political process.”
Medicare for all is coming, no matter what they say
“Now it’s time for the next step. And the next step is single-payer.”
Worried sick about prescription costs
Drug corporations are bleeding Americans dry, and the proposed health care repeal will make things worse.
Stunning truths about the bloated safety net for the wealthy
It's not a game for the 200 million struggling Americans who depend on tax revenue for education and housing and health care.
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Not very bright
How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?
Patriotic Millionaires challenge oligarch power with sweeping economic plan
As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.
Another rupture: Keystone pipeline shutdown threatens fuel prices and exposes pattern of failure
Oil spill in North Dakota raises environmental and economic concerns as safety record of “safest pipeline in the world” comes under renewed scrutiny.
Chevron ordered to pay $744 million for decades of destruction to Louisiana’s coastal wetlands
A Louisiana jury’s landmark verdict against Chevron signals a major shift in holding Big Oil accountable for environmental degradation and decades of ignored coastal restoration laws.
Over 4,000 factory workers laid off as Trump tariffs spark economic chaos
A wave of mass layoffs across the U.S. exposes the real cost of Trump’s trade war, as union leaders and lawmakers warn of deepening instability in American manufacturing.