Politics
GOP protects payday lenders; Ellison goes 0-for-3 on consumer protections
September 22, 2017Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., claimed federal regulation of payday lenders would harm consumers, but offered no proof.
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Trump’s UN promises: War, racism, and an anti-communist crusade
September 22, 2017Trump revealed he is incapable of understanding our infinitely complex world, the existential crises we face, and the level of cooperation needed to solve them.
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More unions jump on single-payer caravan
September 21, 2017The moves come as the GOP-run Senate nears a showdown on a last-ditch effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Rev. William Barber and the new Poor People’s Campaign
September 20, 2017Here in the richest nation in the world, the poor and working class are being left further behind. The Poor People's Campaign intends to do something about it.
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GOP’s last-ditch attempt would replace ACA with block grants
September 19, 2017Their latest repeal effort would turn almost all federal health spending into block grants, leaving states decide whom to serve and how to spend.
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