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William Rivers Pitt | The GOP Wrecking Machine Takes Aim at the Debt Ceiling, Again
The song, as Led Zeppelin says, remains the same.
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.
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.
William Rivers Pitt | Trump, McConnell and Ryan in the Rubble of Hubris
Feel free to take a moment and gaze at the wreckage, born of hubris.
McConnell’s Latest Health Care Bill Is Even Worse, Gutting Coverage and Raising Costs for Tens of Millions
Comparison of the bills reveal that the GOP hasn't budged an inch in its intention to cut federal subsidies of state-run Medicaid by one-third.
“The Lives of Millions Are at Stake”: Citizens Shut Down Capitol Hill to Protect Health Care
The longer the health care repeal is fought and delayed, the less successful Trump, Paul Ryan and the Senate are going to be.
William Rivers Pitt | Ruthless, Soulless, Vicious: Three Reasons the Senate GOP’s ACA Replacement Is a Disgrace
After a careful read, it's clear: The "Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017" must be cast out like the bag of dung it is.
William Rivers Pitt | Trump Nixes Nixon: Where Watergate Goes to Die
This is nothing like Watergate; it is its own pan-dimensional thing and must be dealt with on its own very specific terms.
McConnell Won’t Say if Tillerson Can Be Confirmed as Secretary of State
Tea leaves in the Senate suggest it could be an uphill battle to get Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson confirmed.
Playing Defense: How Progressives Could Push Democrats to Block the Trump Agenda
Progressives now have more power within the Democratic Party, which activists must push to be more militant.