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Trump Aims to Actively Sabotage Affordable Care Act
With Congressional efforts in limbo, the Trump Administration seems to be going a step further than “letting” Obamacare fail.
Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Residents Sue Chemical Plant for Nearly 50 Years of Air Pollution
Thirteen plaintiffs are suing the companies responsible for the chloroprene emissions fouling the air in “Cancer Alley.”
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.
This Anti-BDS Bill Is an Assault on Free Speech
A proposal for federal legislation criminalizing support for BDS shows the hypocrisy of those willing to sacrifice free speech to achieve their aims.
Is Capitalism in Crisis? Latest Trends of a System Run Amok
Political polarization is to be expected after a long-lasting structural crisis of capitalism, says David Kotz.
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Everyone Deserves Care: Insisting on Compassion in the Face of Congressional Cruelty
The best measure of a society is its compassion, and our tax dollars should reflect that.
Now That Skinny Repeal Has Been Squashed, What’s Next for Health Care Activists?
Now that we have the lived experience of collective power, we can take this momentum and move forward, says Mari Cordes.
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Dahr Jamail | Scientists Warn of “Biological Annihilation” as Warming Reaches Levels Unseen for 115,000 Years
“We're like social primates grooming each other as the environmental lion sneaks up,” says Dr. Thomas Lovejoy.