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An Unhappy Birthday for Medicare and Medicaid
As the iconic health programs turn 53, the GOP is advancing plans to privatize one and gut the other.
EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler Already Facing Lawsuit and Call for Ethics Probe
Wheeler has picked up right where his predecessor left off.
A Progressive Political Economy in the Aftermath of Neoliberalism’s Destruction
The global capitalist economy functions in a very asymmetrical and dangerous way.
Where Donald Trump and the Elites Agree on Protectionism: Patents and Copyrights
We need to find new mechanisms for compensating innovation and creative work.
The Growing Challenge of Living and Working on a Sweltering Planet
Heat waves are killing more Americans annually than any other natural disaster.
Graduate Student Workers Organize Against Sexual Harassment on Campus
Graduate student workers have turned to unions to combat endemic conditions of sexual harassment.
Elon Musk and Rahm Emanuel’s Transportation Scheme Is a Privatization Bonanza
This is neoliberal policy to the core.
LGBT Adoption Is Under Attack — Again
It’s time to end this kind of discrimination.
Why It’s Time to Launch the Disability Justice Initiative
It is time to formalize our seat at the table.
Trump Launches War on Federal Unions
Federal unions have filed suit against three anti-union executive orders that Trump signed on May 25.