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Big Pharma, Insurers and Hospitals Team Up to Kill Medicare for All
Every attempt to overhaul the healthcare system has failed or become watered down due to opposition from industry.
Plastic Is Probably Harming Your Health — Here’s How
We know that plastic is choking the planet. But it could be killing us, too.
White Supremacists Are Infiltrating the GOP From the Ground Up
A new crop of white nationalists are joining the GOP on the sly.
Activists Are Pushing to Remove Donor Influence From College Campuses
A model developed by the student-led activist group UnKoch My Campus will be invaluable in this effort.
Chelsea Manning Is Jailed After Refusal to Answer Questions
Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning expressed no regrets Thursday when she revealed that she faces a contempt hearing.
Trump Knew It All, From the Beginning
Donald Trump's defenders have long argued he wasn't aware of the massive corruption. That excuse has blown away.
In Current Wave of Strikes, Women Workers Are Leading the Way
Struggles past and present show the left how we can connect the fight for women’s rights and economic equality.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Offers Only Two Dozen Permanent Jobs
The 17,000 jobs advertised for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline don't stand up to scrutiny.
Big Pharma Gave Money to Patient Advocacy Groups Opposing Medicare Changes
About half of the groups representing patients have received funding from the pharmaceutical industry.
Puerto Rico Forced to Slash Basic Food Aid While Waiting for Washington to Act
Some 1.35 million low-income residents of Puerto Rico will have their food benefits cut.