Documents Reveal Hospital Industry Is Leading Fight Against Medicare for All
Tenet Healthcare, the nation’s third-largest investor-owned operator of hospitals, has donated nearly $630,000 to the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future.
Politics
In Midst of Bankruptcy Fight, Elizabeth Warren Said “Joe Biden Should Not Be Allowed to Sell Out Women”
Warren repeatedly singled out Biden, arguing he “should not be allowed to sell out women in the morning and be heralded as their friend in the evening.”
Democratic Candidate for Senate Was a Key Player in Controversial Big Money-Fueled Development Project
North Carolina Senate candidate Cal Cunningham helped push a controversial project that some county officials and environmental advocates fiercely opposed.
After Avoiding Safety Upgrades, PG&E Hired Lobbyists and Public Relations Instead
While its infrastructure collapsed, PG&E spent billions on lobbying, PR, and dividends.
Twitter Tips the Scale Toward Incumbents by Refusing to Verify Primary Challengers
Even starring in a Netflix documentary won’t get you that blue check mark, these days.
All the President’s Crimes
The Actual Laws Trump Has Broken, Just With the Ukraine and China Affairs, Could Land Him 10 Years in Prison
Take 18 U.S. Code § 872: “Extortion by officers or employees of the United States.” Or 18 U.S. Code § 610: “Coercion of political activity.”
The Espionage Act Is Again Deployed Against a Government Official Leaking to the Media
Prosecutors allege that Henry Kyle Frese discussed intelligence reports with reporters, expanding a crackdown on leaks that has accelerated under Trump.
Voices
Dear Ellen: The Problem With George W. Bush Is Not His Beliefs — It's His War Crimes
George W. Bush is not a “kind, sweet man.” There is nothing “beautiful” about him. He was a monster as governor of Texas and a monster as president.
Ohio Progressive Morgan Harper Raised $323,000 in First Quarter of House Race
“What candidates like Morgan Harper and Jessica Cisneros are saying is that any Democrat representing a safe Democratic district should be put on watch.”
Massachusetts Unions Vote to Vet Presidential Candidates on Medicare for All, Breaking With Labor's Top Brass
The Massachusetts AFL-CIO unanimously passed a resolution that makes supporting Medicare for All a prerequisite for a presidential endorsement.