The End of Roe
In the Fight for Reproductive Rights, Don’t Forget the Medicaid Gap
There are two pathways to Medicaid expansion on the table — but both need the reconciliation package to make it through.
Politics
Origins of Covid
NIH Bat Coronavirus Grant Report Was Submitted More Than Two Years Late
The unusual timing of a bat coronavirus grant report suggests that an earlier version may have been revised.
Joe Manchin Denies He Knew About Key Democratic Strategy to Pass Spending Bills
Conservative Democrats can’t get progressives to give up the two-track strategy — so they’re pretending it doesn’t exist.
Rep. Jerry Nadler, Whose Son Works for Chevron’s Lawyers, Is Silent on Steven Donziger Case
Key members of New York’s congressional delegation, who Chevron’s lawyers donate to, haven’t responded to Donziger’s pleas.
Chickens Severely Mistreated at “Humane” California Slaughterhouse, New Video Alleges
Activists arrested while protesting Foster Farms are being held in county jail on $50,000 bonds.
Bernie Sanders to House Progressives: Hold Strong or the Senate Will Tank Biden’s Agenda
Dozens of Progressive Caucus members remain steadfastly opposed to a bipartisan infrastructure bill unless paired with a more expansive reconciliation package.
Julian Assange Kidnapping Plot Casts New Light on 2018 Senate Intelligence Maneuver
The CIA labeled WikiLeaks a “non-state hostile intelligence service” while entertaining plans to kidnap or assassinate its founder.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Network of Right-Wing Health Care Providers Is Making Millions Off Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin, Hacked Data Reveals
The data also reveals that 72,000 people paid at least $6.7 million for Covid-19 consultations promoted by America’s Frontline Doctors and vaccine conspiracist Simone Gold.
The Coronavirus Crisis
“Precarity”: A Short Film on Women Working in the Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis has had a disproportionate impact on women, particularly women of color.
Nina Turner Files 2022 Campaign Papers but Demurs on Decision to Run
The former Sanders surrogate lost the Democratic primary to Shontel Brown in August.