Almost all Californians and California businesses will see lower health care costs under a single-payer system, according to a fiscal analysis presented…
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly tells critics to change the law or “shut up”
Something is going on with the nationās intelligence apparatus and the politics surrounding it, and itās not making the world a safer place
California’s dismal record serves as a warning as Trump administration gears up for massive K-12 privatization
A Department of Homeland Security memo shows mass deportation is planned but off to a slow start
What would America be like if he got everything he wants?
The possibilities are much darker than Americans are used to considering. But at the same time, what we can do is much more important than we realize
Preemption allows corporations to boost their profits by suppressing local government power, community groups and citizens
The Trump administration has ripped the lid off a Pandoraās Box of racial, right-wing hate as the Southern Poverty Law Center reveals
The Trump era heralds a growing assault on basic government and progressive values
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