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Ex-Pharma Lobbyist Embedded in White House Tanked Drug Pricing Bill
With the help of outside political spending groups, Big Pharma led the campaign to sink the Lower Drug Costs Now Act.
Trump Has Suspended Nearly 50 Laws to Build the Wall
Laws protecting lands, wildlife and the public interest have been cast aside.
Trump’s Broad-Based Sanctions Failed in Iran and Will Fail in North Korea
The Trump administration may have botched its last opportunity to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
Pelosi Pushes for a Real Impeachment Trial With Witnesses and Cross-Examination
The House presented articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate on Wednesday.
Moms 4 Housing Speaks Out After Militarized Eviction From Vacant Oakland House
Unhoused and insecurely housed mothers were evicted by a militarized police force from the vacant home they occupied.
Wisconsin May Purge 200,000 Voters From State Rolls in 2020
Wisconsin’s 2016 presidential vote was decided by fewer than 23,000 votes.
Parental Leave Laws Are Failing Single Parents
Single-parent families get less paid leave than families with two parents, entrenching inequality.
A Christian Nationalist Group Is Quietly Shaping Bills for State Legislatures
Seemingly disparate anti-LGBTQ, anti-choice bills can all be traced to a handbook produced by theocrats.
Large Military-Grade Drones Could Soon Be Flying Over Your Backyard
General Atomics is conducting a test flight of its SkyGuardian drone over San Diego sometime this year.
A Truly Antiwar Agenda Must Include Free College and Medicare for All
An antiwar agenda must include redirecting the war budget to education and health care.