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Trumpcare Is Very Destructive to Both Medicare and Medicaid
Republicans ran against the Affordable Care Act, but no one ran against Medicare and Medicaid, because the programs work very well and they're very popular.
Economic Update: Housing Crisis in the US
This week's episode discusses the Federal Reserve and interest rates, new US and China inequality data and more.
Georgia Legislature Advances Bill That Could Label Protesters as “Domestic Terrorists”
Georgia has become the latest state to take up legislation designed to have a chilling effect on First Amendment rights.
The Native Nations Rise March: Kandi Mossett on How Standing Rock Lives On
The mobilization in DC helped people connect beyond Standing Rock and realize their own power to expand the fight.
Organizing in Pence Country: From the Women’s Strike to the Fight Ahead
Co-organizers of the Women's Strike in Lafayette, Indiana, discuss the challenges of organizing in Pence country.
Arkansas Bill Would Ban Howard Zinn’s Writings From Classrooms
Zinn is best known for “A People's History of the United States.”
Beverly Bell on Berta Cáceres: “There Will Not Be Change as Long as the US Sends Military Aid to Honduras”
Janine Jackson interviews Beverly Bell about the first anniversary of Berta Caceres's murder for CounterSpin.
Economic Update: Questions About Capitalism
This week's episode discusses the Caterpillar equipment company's tax evasion, Obamacare, the labor conditions for immigrant workers and more.
Telling Stronger Stories: Fighting for Humane Health Care in a Republican-Led State
Cait Vaughan fights for health care rights in a state that refused to expand Medicaid.
Trump’s Revised Executive Order Is Still a Muslim Ban
The Trump administration is taking a second crack at using an executive order to block people from half a dozen countries from entering the US.