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I Treat Patients on Medicaid, and I See That Work Requirements Will Destroy the Safety Net
We are all one job loss or one devastating accident away from needing a safety net.

What to Know About Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and Online Privacy
Learn more about how, when and where these companies use your data.

Trump Picks John Bolton, an Advocate for World War III, as National Security Adviser
This is dangerous news for the country and the world.

For Over a Decade, John Bolton Has Insisted Bombing Iran Is “the Only Real Option”
Gareth Porter discusses more.

Major New Investigation Into Trump Real Estate Deals in India Reveals Corruption, Lawsuits, Fraud
Anjali Kamat discusses more.

Scott Walker Is Making It Harder to Receive Welfare in Wisconsin. Will This Become a Nationwide Blueprint?
Walker will spend $100 million to crack down on poor people.

Four Ways Government Climate Information Has Changed Since Trump Took Office
These changes are not just damaging to those trying to address climate change.

The Courage to Uncover the Politics and Lies Behind the Carnage in Colombia
Here are three people whose heroic efforts made a difference in a brutal time.

The US Under Donald Trump: Already Hell Enough for This Muslim-American
No one will be able to say that there were no warnings as people were demonized in their own country.

Will Jeff Flake Challenge Trump for the Presidency in 2020?
Odds are Flake is not really going to follow through with a primary challenge.