Politics
Hirono, battling kidney cancer, also battled GOP health care bill
August 1, 2017"I find it hard to believe we can sit here and vote on a bill that is going to hurt millions and millions of people in our country. We are better than that."
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Lessons for 2018 from the Ossoff campaign in Georgia
August 1, 2017The implications of the Ossoff race are clear for the 2018 elections: One size doesn’t fit all, and politics are in flux.
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John Kelly: Right-wing authoritarian general committed to Trumpism
July 31, 2017The RNC people never loved Trump, despite the fact that they were busy for decades laying the groundwork for Trumpism.
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Keystone State legislator ramps up single-payer health care struggle
July 31, 2017Pennsylvania state Rep. Pamela DiLissio says a system driven by insurance companies will never meet citizens’ needs. Only single-payer health care can.
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Sanctuary cities, Justice Department in big confrontation
July 27, 2017The nation's "sanctuary cities," plus the states of California and Connecticut, are in a big confrontation with the GOP Trump administration's Justice Department over the fate of the 11 million undocumented people in the U.S.
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