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Why Medicaid Matters to You
If the elderly can't get care, we're all affected.
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Single-Payer Would Be a Good Start, but Real Health Equity Means Tackling Economic Disparities
We need to invest in jobs, education and housing so people at all income levels can lead healthier lives.
Stories of Indigenous-led Resistance to Oil and Waste
Indigenous communities and allies are responding to oil refineries on their land.
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.
The Sport of Plutocrats: Golf Is Trump
Donald Trump has just one thing in common with past American presidents: golf.
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.
Kochs and Trump Team Up to Cut Billionaires’ Taxes
The Kochs' publicized hostility toward Trump has been replaced by a strategic alliance.
DeVos Dystopia: What Trashing For-Profit College Rules Means for Students
Under Trump and DeVos, the landscape has shifted dramatically for the US's predatory for-profit colleges.
How Civil Disobedience Helped Kill Trumpcare — at Least for Now
The tireless activists who have been engaging in direct action deserve credit for killing the latest round of Trumpcare.
Ten Ways Your Tax Dollars Pay for War — Past, Present and Future
There are hundreds of billions of dollars in “defense” spending that aren't even counted in the Pentagon budget.