The Dialysis Industry Is Spending $111 Million to Argue That Regulating It Would Put It Out of Business
California Proposition 8 would cap what outpatient clinics can charge dialysis clinics. The industry is spending aggressively to prevent that.
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How Larry Fink, Joe Biden's Wall Street Ally, Profits From Amazon Cattle Ranching, a Force Behind Deforestation
The giant investment firm BlackRock has contributed to the climate crisis by investing in a Brazilian meatpacker, JBS, linked to Amazon deforestation.
Defectors Tell of Torture and Forced Sterilization in Militant Iranian Cult
Interviews with six defectors, including several who held senior positions, offer the most detailed account to date of what life was like inside the MEK.
Democratic Candidates for Governor Could Turn the Upper Midwest Blue Again by Mobilizing New Voters
Campaigns in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan aim to elect candidates with strong pro-labor platforms by hunting where the votes are.
Wall Street Is Spending Big to Protect Its Ability to Jack Up Rents in California
The world’s largest real estate management firm has spent $7 million against a ballot measure that would allow cities to re-establish rent control laws.
Tom Carper Touts His Environmental Record, but a Closer Look Suggests It's Not So Clean
Carper, running for re-election against Kerri Harris, is using his environmental record to prove his progressive bona fides. But it makes the opposite case.
Andrew Cuomo’s Biggest Donors Rake in Millions From ICE
Since 2011, Cuomo has accepted at least $807,483 from luxury landlords who rent space to ICE and Customs and Border Protection, a new report says.
Wall Street Goes Silent on #MeToo
Gender inequality remains “disappointingly similar” to the 1980s, as Wall Street regulators fail even to collect data on sexual harassment.
The Dialysis Industry Is Putting Profits Over Patients. A California Democratic Party Official is Quietly Helping Them
Vice chair Alex Gallardo-Rooker may have violated party bylaws by failing to disclose payments from the group opposing Proposition 8.
The First-Ever Medicare for All Hearing Was Strangely Collegial
Given that Medicare for All isn’t a threat to become law while Republicans control the White House and Senate, the hearing took on a friendly feel.