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Investors Extracted Millions From Hospital Chain Struggling to Serve Patients
Private equity firms have extracted huge profits by targeting hospital chains that struggle to pay their bills.
Louisiana Official Gets Industry Cash to Push Pipeline Through Local Communities
Black and Indigenous community members say that they have not been asked whether they want the toxic infrastructure.
Reports Emerge Showing Trump “Knowingly Exposed” Those Around Him to COVID
An emerging timeline suggests Trump likely exposed others or chose not to quarantine after exposure to COVID-19.
Amy Coney Barrett Would Ensure an Anti-Worker Supreme Court
The potential for mass strikes and FDR's threat to pack the Supreme Court helped to protect key labor law.
Abolition Is Not Merely a Demand, But a Long-Term Struggle
In the fight for abolition, losing an immediate demand should not deter us from the long-term struggle.
Trump Needs Accomplices at Every Level of Government to Pull Off a Coup
Are we doomed to suffer a coup d'état no matter the outcome of the election?
The Pentagon Took CARES Act Cash for Making PPE and Then Used It to Buy Weapons
About $1 billion in stimulus funds for making masks and other protective equipment went to weapons manufacturers.
Trump Megadonors and Business Execs Are Bankrolling QAnon-Friendly Candidates
House Freedom Caucus members, gun rights organizations and prominent GOP donors are donating to extremist candidates.
Latest COVID Antibodies Study Shows Herd Immunity Strategy Is “Highly Unethical”
With less than 10 percent of U.S. adults carrying antibodies, researchers also found herd immunity to be “unachievable.”
Calls Grow for Full Transparency on Trump’s Status Following Hospitalization
Public watchdogs are arguing for an independent medical evaluation due to the Trump administration's record of deceit.