Articles from September 2020

Medicare-for-All Proponents Warn Against Billionaires' Plan to "Disrupt" Healthcare Industry

Medicare-for-All Proponents Warn Against Billionaires' Plan to "Disrupt" Healthcare Industry

A newly-announced plan by three of the most prominent billionaires in the U.S. to “disrupt” the American health insurance industry was met with extreme skepticism from advocates of a government-run healthcare system on Tuesday. Amazon,…

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In 'Tremendous Victory for Taxpayers, Public Health, and Planet,' Federal Court Rejects Trump Admin.'s Attempt to Suspend Methane Rule

A court has once again rejected the Trump administration’s effort to suspend an Obama-era rule aimed at reducing releases of methane from oil and gas operations on federal and tribal land. “The decision,” writes Meleah…

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While Exploding Military Spending, Trump Budget Eviscerates Funding for Education, Healthcare, and More

Nearly two dozen federal programs and agencies are in danger of losing funding under President Donald Trump’s 2019 budget proposal, released Monday. The proposed cuts will potentially result in drastic changes to social welfare programs…

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Showing Paris Not Enough, Studies Find 2°C Target Won't Stop 'Destructive and Deadly' Impacts of Global Warming

A series of scientific studies published in a British journal on Monday echoes warnings from long-time critics of the Paris Agreement that meeting the accord’s main goals will not be enough to prevent “destructive and…

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Louisville federal buildings boarded up ahead of anticipated Breonna Taylor grand jury decision

26-year-old Breonna Taylor’s death sparked months of protests and calls for the police officers to be criminally charged; reaction from Fox News contributor Richard Fowler and Rob Smith, Trump Pride Advisory Board member. At least…

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