| Oct 11, 2017 | Economy / BusinessWhen Republican leaders tried to repeal health care in the spring and summer, many Americans raised the alarm and made a ruckus. We asked hard questions, looked at the independent analyses, held town halls, told our health care stories, and took to the streets....
| Jul 5, 2017 | Environment / HealthCan we stop pretending that leading Republicans care about anything beyond winning and power? To be sure, there are some in the party who are guided by conservative “principles.” House Speaker Paul Ryan said he’s been “dreaming” of...
| Apr 19, 2017 | Environment / HealthQuestion: What do you get when you mix a barrel of fables, a sack of mendacity, and a gross of whoppers – topped with a thick layer of subterfuge? Answer: The fiasco that’s been the Republican attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “We’re going...
| Mar 29, 2017 | Environment / HealthIt appears that House Speaker Paul Ryan’s 123-page legislative plan for Trumpcare, the GOP’s so-called “replacement” for Obamacare, is dead — for now, anyway. Republicans tried to rush it through, but not before the Congressional Budget Office...
| Mar 1, 2017 | Rights / DemocracyFor nearly half a century now, America’s middle-class working families have been pummeled by corporate greedmeisters and their political henchmen. Indeed, during the recession, the typical median-income family has lost 40 percent of their wealth. Haven’t...
