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Politics & Elections
The Unintended Consequences of Electronic Health Records
Billing codes need to be reduced to rational and meaningful levels.
Five Terrifying Things From Trump’s Blueprint for His First 100 Days if Elected
His promise to immediately appoint a far right justice to the Supreme Court was just the start.
Scott Walker Backers Defend Lead and Wisconsin’s Poisoned Politics
In Scott Walker's Wisconsin, lead chips have replaced cheese curds as the tasty snack of choice.
Trump and Clinton Camps Are Engaging in Super PAC Coordination, Says Watchdog Group
The Campaign Legal Center and other campaign finance experts are asking the FEC to enforce the rules against coordination.
The Threat of a Right-Wing Supreme Court: Analyzing Trump’s Prospective Justices
The next president will change the Supreme Court's ideological makeup for four decades.
Trump’s Horror Show Hides Clinton’s Rotten Agenda
Every new outrage involving Trump means mainstream media wont cover the outrages of the Democratic presidential nominee.
Badly Needed Humor and the Left: An Interview and a Few History Notes
Have we ever needed radical humor more than now?
William Rivers Pitt | Debate #3: Our Long National Nightmare Is Far From Over
This debate served to demonstrate just how far to the right the political dialogue in this country has tacked.
Can We Build on the Anti-Trump Political Solidarity Among Women?
If Donald Trump loses the election, political solidarity among women will win.
Going Deep Into the Oak Leaf Saga: Things Get Funky at the Nexus of Mobile Homes and Affordable Housing
Spend a minute inside Victor Johanson's single-wide trailer, and three things become clear.