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Lessons We Can Learn From the Fight to Create Medicare
Yes, our health system is broken, but broken systems can be fixed — not easily, but they can be fixed.
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We Shouldn’t Trust Tech Industry Billionaires to Lead the Way on Immigrants’ Rights
Silicon Valley has a history of lobbying for immigration rights, which has culminated in a number of technocratic Obama-era bills.
Trump’s New Surgeon General Should See Climate Change as a Global Health Issue
Studies show a clear link between climate change and negative health outcomes.
As Sessions Ramps Up Drug War, People Inside US Prisons Speak Out
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced a policy of maximum penalties for all drug crimes, even low-level offenses.
Democrats Push for More Wells Fargo Hearings After Latest News of Fake Accounts
Wells admitted that it signed up hundreds of thousands of its auto loan customers for insurance without their consent.
Florida Will Battle Coastal Pollution by Eliminating Old Septic Tanks
Florida's got a big nutrient loading problem in its rivers and estuaries.
The Sport of Plutocrats: Golf Is Trump
Donald Trump has just one thing in common with past American presidents: golf.
With Gen. Inch in Charge, We Can Expect Further Militarization of the Prison System
Gen. Inch supervised prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan that are notorious for torture.
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Why Are “Activist Investors” Silent on Corporate Social Responsibility?
Activist investors should be disrupting the socially and environmentally irresponsible actions of companies.
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Noam Chomsky on How the United States Developed Such a Scandalous Health System
Noam Chomsky discusses the historical and political factors that have created and maintained the US health care system.