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Strikes Are the Only Way Out of Our Current Crisis
Unions put us into conversations with people whom most of the progressive movement isn’t talking to.
Health Care Corporations Flooded Political Campaigns With Cash in 2017
The nation’s largest health care corporations spent at least $61 million in 2017 to influence politics.
House Dems Slam Big Bank CEOs Over Pay Disparity
Despite crashing the economy, Wall Street titans still rake in huge paychecks while their employees struggle to get by.
Insurance Industry Whistleblower Exposes Effort to Crush Medicare for All
UnitedHealthcare CEO Steve Nelson has boasted about how much his company is doing to undermine Medicare for All.
Ocasio-Cortez Is Winning the Battle Against GOP Sexists
The image of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez has become a Rorschach Test for assholes.
“Medicare-X” Wouldn’t Expand Access to Reproductive Health Care
This public option wouldn’t address reproductive health care beyond requiring essential health benefits be covered.
Trump’s New Proposal Cheats 8 Million Working People of Overtime Pay
Trump considers workers who make $35,000 a year to be highly paid executives who don’t deserve overtime.
A Progressive US Policy Must Extend Beyond Open Borders
Opening the borders is a realistic policy proposal, but it's inseparable from a broader progressive agenda.
Assange’s Indictment Treats Journalism as a Crime
Trump’s message to the press: Publish material critical of U.S. policy at your peril.
Senators Take Step Forward on Voting Rights Restoration
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin introduced the Democracy Restoration Act on Tuesday.