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William Rivers Pitt | No Hero Here: John McCain and the Doom of Empathy
A senator with a terrible illness and excellent insurance voted to put health care for millions in peril.
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The Radicals Were Always Right: Now Is the Time to Decriminalize All Drugs
Mass incarceration and the opioid crisis are forcing politicians to consider decriminalizing addiction, advocates say.
What Is Behind the Renegotiation of NAFTA? Trumpism and the New Global Economy
Breaking down barriers to digital trade and labor regulations are the real reasons for Trump's NAFTA renegotiation.
Trump and the GOP Are Not Discussing Whether to Let Obamacare Die. They Are Plotting to Kill It
Trump could refuse to enforce the individual mandate.
As the Russia Investigation Heightens, Trump Suggests Pardoning Himself
Trump is allegedly asking questions about his power to pardon — including whether he can pardon himself.
The US’s Public Housing Crisis May Worsen With Trump Budget
Both actual demolition and demolition-by-neglect continue to shrink the supply of deeply subsidized homes.
Corporate Agricultural Dumping: Growing the Wealth Gap
When agribusiness corporations export food at artificially low prices, they widen the economic divide between the global North and South — and within rural America.
Adding $200 Billion More Won’t Fix Unfixable Senate Health Bill
While $200 billion seems like a lot of money, it's only 17 percent of the bill's $1.2 trillion in cuts.
Trump’s Environmental Protection Pick Is BP’s Former Lawyer — and May Preside Over Cases Involving BP
Jeffrey Clark is a longtime lawyer for energy companies and was an environmental prosecutor under George W. Bush.
North and South Korea Want a Peace Treaty: The US Must Join Them
The time is ripe for an end — at last — to the Korean War. The US is standing in the way.