The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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The Republican Party Owes the American People an Apology, and So Do We
The Democratic Party is the only viable vehicle through which to achieve a more egalitarian and just society.
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How the Humble Town Hall Became a Battle Arena for the Trump Resistance
In more than 300 cities and towns in 49 U.S. states last week, tens of thousands of citizens flooded to congressional town halls and activist meet-ups billed as “resistance recess," dwarfing the early days of the Tea Party.
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Government: 18 Million Could Lose Coverage After Obamacare Repeal
The Congressional Budget Office also estimated that premiums for policies purchased through the marketplaces or directly from insurers would increase by 20 to 25 percent next year if Obamacare is repealed without a replacement.
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Remembering Anthony Atkinson, Godfather of Research into Income and Wealth Distribution
With a new Congress and White House committed to wealth’s concentration, we’ll sorely miss the scholar who dedicated his life to documenting wealth’s maldistribution.
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Act Out! [84] - The One Thing That Can Stop Climate Devastation and Inside the Sick Care System
This week, climate change might not be a thing on the presidential stage, but it's definitely a thing outside our sick mirage democracy.
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More Americans Want Socialist Healthcare Than You Think
There's a not-insignificant amount of evidence that when you strip out the names of parties and candidates, support for government-run insurance cuts across partisan lines – and most Americans want a single-payer healthcare system.
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US Doctors Call for Universal Healthcare: "Abolish the Insurance Companies"
A group of more than 2,000 physicians is calling for the establishment of a government-run universal healthcare system in the US, saying the Affordable Care Act didn't go far enough in removing barriers to healthcare access.
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How the Wealthy Are Ruining American Health Care
Corporate lobbyists and wealthy activists dictate much of American politics today – and nowhere is that clearer than in the political battle over the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, where uber-wealthy donors impair access to healthcare.
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Obamacare Upheld By U.S. Supreme Court – Now What About America's 35 Million Uninsured?
“What the United States should do is join every other major nation and recognize that healthcare is a right of citizenship,” said presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who advocates a Medicare-for-all, single-payer system.
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Health Insurers Watch Profits Soar As They Dump Small Business Customers
Record stock prices have rewarded investors but are leaving mom-and-pop firms in the cold.
