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Bloomberg Is Emerging as Corporate Media’s Preferred Opposition to Sanders
Opinion-shapers at the nation’s elite newspapers are jumping on the Bloomberg train as Biden sinks in the polls.
Climate Change Driving “Rapid and Widespread” Decline of Bumblebees
Bumblebees also face threats from habitat loss and exposure to pesticides. Rapid warming could be “the final straw."
Workers Face Retirement With Fear as GOP Refuses to Back Pension Protection Bill
Workers and retirees didn’t create the pension crisis. But Republicans want them to pay for it.
AI Algorithms Intended to Catch Welfare Fraud Often Punish the Poor Instead
These tools are often built on the assumption that fraud among the poor is endemic. In fact, it is rare.
Big Money Will Dominate High Court Elections in 2020
Corporate campaign cash has poured into high court races across the South.
Germany Sees Political Fallout From Chancellor Merkel’s Alliance With Far Right
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s temporary alliance with a semi-fascistic party has created conflict within her own party.
Nearly 2 in 5 Women of Reproductive Age May Be Stuck With Catholic Health Care
Many patients have no choice but to visit Catholic hospitals.
Mike Bloomberg Is Paying Influencers to Post Fake Messages to Make Him Look Cool
You too can create ironic memes for Mike Bloomberg at $150 a pop: “Be honest, passionate and be yourself!”
Bernie Sanders Takes Lead in Texas Primary Poll, Doubling Support Since October
Sanders surged from 12 percent support in October to 24 percent in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune survey.
Medicare for All Helps Unions by Taking Health Care Off the Bargaining Table
When health care is treated as a universal right, bosses cannot use it as a bargaining tool against workers.