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What’s Next for Obamacare? An Urgent Prognosis
8 Aug 2017 … On Friday, July 21, as our senators were getting their first look at a bill that would have put at least 22 million Americans back into the ranks of the uninsured, hundreds of people were waiting patiently — and had Continue reading
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Gordon Gekko Repents: Greed Is Bad
3 Mar 2012 … [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iQLnpupaUM&w=420&h=236] As critical as we’ve been of the government’s failure to prosecute those in the financial world who done us wrong, it’s only fair to acknowledge our nation’s G-men when they bring some perps to justice. The Associated Press Continue reading
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Trump and the GOP in Sickness and Ill Health
3 Mar 2017 … The day after Republicans pulled the plug on Trumpcare (or was it Ryancare?), the front-page headline of the tabloid New York Post asked: “Is There a Doctor in the House?” None were in sight, but there were plenty of quacks Continue reading
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The Kids Aren’t All Right
5 May 2015 … Approximately 13,000 children have been recruited into armed groups in South Sudan. Who is to blame? Continue reading
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These Two Charts Show the Incredible Disappearing Center in American Politics
4 Apr 2014 … It wasn't long ago when Democrats and Republicans in Congress shared some ideological overlap. Continue reading
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Pope Francis Calls Unfettered Capitalism ‘Tyranny’
11 Nov 2013 … Reflecting the reality of our times, the pope has released his first major work, urging global leaders to fight poverty and growing inequality. Continue reading
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Morning Reads: The Devil in Trump’s Lack of Detail; FCC Stops Work on Data Privacy Protection
3 Mar 2017 … A roundup of stories we're reading at BillMoyers.com HQ... Continue reading
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The Canary in the Coalmine of This Year’s Budget Deal
11 Nov 2015 … The Pentagon just won another small skirmish in its long war with Social Security and Medicare. President Obama and Congress are making sure the Pentagon gets what it wants next year. Continue reading
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Morning Reads: Sanders, Progressive Senators Prepare for Battle With Clinton Admin.; It Seems Trump’s Already Launched TrumpTV
10 Oct 2016 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at BillMoyers.com HQ... Continue reading
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Bill Barr’s Law
6 Jun 2020 … The DOJ is overseen by the Attorney General, who is the chief lawyer for the federal government (not the president) and is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Under Trump, the position has become dangerously politicized in Continue reading