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Trump and Sessions Just Jump-Started the War on Drugs That’s Also a War on Immigrants
Trump and his attorney general are escalating the war on drugs by tying it to their ongoing war on immigrants.
Scaramucci Out, Kelly in: Beltway Praises Another “New Sheriff in Town” — but Don’t Get Too Used to Him Either
DC pundits can't resist a man in uniform — but there are already signs John Kelly won't last long in Trumpworld.
Scandinavia in Maryland? Medicare for All in One State
A good idea in one state may prove contagious.
The Senate’s Sickening Health Care Fiasco
The health care crisis will persist despite the collapse of the Republicans' anti-Obamacare crusade.
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.
DeVos Dystopia: What Trashing For-Profit College Rules Means for Students
Under Trump and DeVos, the landscape has shifted dramatically for the US's predatory for-profit colleges.
The Office of Environmental Justice Is on the Chopping Block — Can Democrats Save It?
Trump has threatened the EPA, and the Office of Environmental Justice is next.
Chicagoans Say “Yes in My Backyard” to Affordable Housing
The primary goal of Neighbors for Affordable Housing in Jefferson Park has been to show Chicago's City Council the importance of affordable housing.