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Actual National Security Budget Is Nearly Twice as Much as Announced Budget
At $1.21 trillion, the actual national security budget is almost twice the size of the announced Pentagon budget.
Florida’s HIV Criminalization Reform Still Targets Sex Workers
New legislation meant to modernize these criminalization laws would retain harsh penalties.
New NAFTA Curtails Corporate Tribunals, But Loopholes Remain
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement blocks many but not all corporations from suing governments over investors’ rights.
Dem Voters in Texas and California View Socialism More Favorably Than Capitalism
The same survey showed Sen. Bernie Sanders leading the presidential primary field in both Texas and California.
Pete Buttigieg Will Endorse Joe Biden
Both Joe Biden and Barack Obama spoke with Buttigieg Sunday night.
Auschwitz Survivors Don’t Want Their Past to Be Their Grandchildren’s Future
The heightened cruelty of the Trump regime signals the emergence of 21st-century fascism.
Louisiana Residents Are Mobilizing to Push for Air Monitoring After Exxon Fire
For residents near chemical plants in Baton Rouge, a sense of safety and access to clean air are not a given.
Patents Are Slowing the Development of a Coronavirus Vaccine
As researchers compete to develop a vaccine, we have no guarantee it will be affordable if it is patented.
It’s Not Just Hospitals That Sue Patients Who Can’t Pay
The practice of suing patients isn’t new for Southeastern Emergency Physicians or its parent company TeamHealth.
Wealthy Donors and Fossil Fuel Interests Pump Millions Into Super PACs for 2020
Fossil fuels companies and executives have contributed $18.8 million so far, with Koch Industries leading the pack.