Three Of America’s Worst Democratic Prosecutors Are Running Unopposed In 2018 Election
Three of America’s worst local head prosecutors are running unopposed in the next election as of March 2018, and all three are Democrats.
Arizona Rank-And-File Teachers Plan Day Of Action In ‘Ground Zero’ For Koch Brothers’ Agenda
Rank-and-file teachers from Arizona Educators United and Save Our Schools United share plans for a “day of action” to defend public education on March 28.
Police Targeted Anti-Racists In Charlottesville Ahead of ‘Unite The Right’ Rally, Documents Show
Leading up to the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12, numerous foot soldiers of the “alt-right” openly broadcast their intention to create bloodshed in the genteel southern town. A white supremacist group in California posted online videos glorifying physical assaults they had perpetrated on their ideological
Albuquerque Won’t Enforce Draconian Anti-Panhandling Ordinance While ACLU Lawsuit Is Pending
City officials in Albuquerque, New Mexico agreed not to enforce an anti-panhandling ordinance passed in November until pending litigation is settled.
Why Single-Payer Advocates Shouldn’t Obsess Over How To Pay For Universal Health Care
Single-payer advocates from center to left are obsessed with figuring out how to fully pay for universal health care. Here’s why that’s bad politics and bad policy.
The Pros And Cons Of ‘Medicare Extra For All’ Plan From Center For American Progress
Jon Walker looks at the pros and cons of the ‘Medicare Extra For All’ health care plan published by the Center for American Progress.
‘Medicare Extra For All’ Proposal Represents Tectonic Shift Among Democrats
A tectonic shift occurred in the Democratic Party. The Center for American Progress, the powerful center-left establishment organization which sees itself as the Democratic White House in exile, released their new “Medicare Extra for All” plan. In many ways, it is nearly identical to the Medical Insurance and Care for
If America’s Largest Companies Can’t Shop For Better Health Insurance, No One Can
Last week, to great fanfare, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase announced they will work on a new health care program for their employees “free from profit-making incentives and constraints.” The response to this announcement unintentionally produced some remarkably insightful conversation about American health care reform. What exactly this new
Massachusetts County Plans To Make Video Screens Only Way For Incarcerated To See Loved Ones
Bristol County, Massachusetts, is planning to make video screens the only way incarcerated individuals can “visit” and see their loved ones.
All Taxation Is Theft: Four Words To Understand The Republican Party
Besides the minimum taxes necessary to pay for national defense and basic law enforcement, the Republican Party treats all taxation as theft.