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Alabama Judge Lets Boyfriend Sue Abortion Clinic With Fetus as Co-Plaintiff
This comes four months after Alabama passed Amendment 2, which gives fetuses the same legal rights as a person.
House Launches Wide-Ranging Investigation on Trump and Allies
We speak with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee.
New Medicare for All Bill Will Dramatically Revamp Health Care
Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal discusses the new bill she introduced.
Defense Contractors Cited for Endangering Workers Continue to Win Big Business
Of 192 defense contractors reviewed by the Government Accountability Office, 52 were cited for serious violations.
AOC Co-Sponsors Wall Street Tax That Could Generate $777 Billion
The bill's model has received the largest official revenue estimate of any such Wall Street tax bill to date.
EPA’s Plan to Regulate Contaminants in Drinking Water Is Not Enough
The plan focuses on problems at existing contaminated sites, not on keeping these chemicals out of water supplies.
Mitch McConnell Could Be Out in 2020. Good Riddance.
We may be bearing witness to McConnell’s last stand.
From Guam to the Philippines, the US Ignores Victims of Its Empire
Daniel Immerwahr, author of “How to Hide an Empire,” examines an overlooked history.
How Many Civilians Have Died as Strikes Escalate in Somalia?
The Trump administration is rapidly escalating a secretive air war in Somalia.
Attorney General William Barr Won’t Recuse Himself From Overseeing Mueller Probe
Barr's predecessor, Jeff Sessions, was publicly ridiculed by Trump after he recused himself from the Russia inquiry.