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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.
House Spending Bill Would Decimate Campaign Finance Rules
Three riders deep inside the House appropriations bill would bar federal agencies from enforcing campaign finance laws.
Immigrant Rights Activists in Texas Hope Austin Sit-In Inspires Similar Actions Across US
In what organizers called “the first DACA sit-in of the Trump era,” dozens of immigrant rights activists marched toward the Texas state Capitol building in Austin on July 26, …
Overpaid CEOs May Soon Be Forced to Disclose Outrageous Pay Ratios
Efforts to repeal CEO-worker pay ratio disclosure continue, but the odds of success are growing longer.
How to Fight a Giant: Militant Labor Organizers Catch PepsiCo Off Guard
Laid-off workers' struggle at PepsiCo in Buenos Aires has become iconic worldwide.
Football, the American Tragedy: Public Ignorance Persists on a Major Health Crisis
There's no way to make football “safe,” but many choose to believe NFL propaganda.
Watchdog Enumerates Problems in Afghanistan as Trump Considers Replacing US Forces With Private Contractors
Congress has allocated $714 billion to the war since it started in 2001.
Virginia Lawsuit Challenges Eminent Domain for Oil Pipelines
The Mountain Valley Pipeline is controversial, and Virginia residents have been working hard to oppose it.
Donald Trump vs. The Rule of Law
Trump is a serial lawbreaker who has also counseled others to violate the law.
Kochs and Trump Team Up to Cut Billionaires’ Taxes
The Kochs' publicized hostility toward Trump has been replaced by a strategic alliance.