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This Anti-BDS Bill Is an Assault on Free Speech
A proposal for federal legislation criminalizing support for BDS shows the hypocrisy of those willing to sacrifice free speech to achieve their aims.
Is Capitalism in Crisis? Latest Trends of a System Run Amok
Political polarization is to be expected after a long-lasting structural crisis of capitalism, says David Kotz.
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Everyone Deserves Care: Insisting on Compassion in the Face of Congressional Cruelty
The best measure of a society is its compassion, and our tax dollars should reflect that.
Now That Skinny Repeal Has Been Squashed, What’s Next for Health Care Activists?
Now that we have the lived experience of collective power, we can take this momentum and move forward, says Mari Cordes.
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Dahr Jamail | Scientists Warn of “Biological Annihilation” as Warming Reaches Levels Unseen for 115,000 Years
“We're like social primates grooming each other as the environmental lion sneaks up,” says Dr. Thomas Lovejoy.
The Senate’s Sickening Health Care Fiasco
The health care crisis will persist despite the collapse of the Republicans' anti-Obamacare crusade.
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Trump Threatens to Attack Health Coverage of Congress Members and Low-Income People
In a new tweet-burst, Trump threatens to cut off health care for Congress and staffers.
As Rents Rise, the Struggle Against the Criminalization of Homelessness Intensifies
Across Oakland and Berkeley, tent camps are sprouting near BART tracks and underpasses.
The US’s Carbon-Pusher-in-Chief: Trump’s Fossil-Fueled Foreign Policy
It's time to give Trump's snake-oil-style energy salesmanship the attention it deserves.
Price Transparency in Medicine Faces Stiff Opposition From Hospitals and Doctors
Political and business forces are opposing a common-sense solution to rein in high health care costs for patients: Let patients see prices.