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by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on June 23, 2017 at 12:47 pm

An ethnic cleansing campaign carried out by the South Sudanese government has triggered one of the biggest refugee crises in Africa. The United Nations has accused the government's Sudan People's Liberation Army, known as the SPLA, of committing atrocities including mass rape and torture, as well as burning down entire villages. A U.N. report published in May says the […]

by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on June 23, 2017 at 12:40 pm

Health experts say, given the shortcomings of both the Affordable Care Act and Republican proposals, now is the time to move forward with a simple Medicare-for-all system, known as single payer. In 2015, even Donald Trump appeared to come out in favor of a form of single-payer health insurance. About 20,000 U.S. physicians now support single-payer healthcare, and National […]

by Kevin Drum on June 24, 2017 at 1:20 am

This is just a note about the Senate health care bill. Do not believe any prattle about Mitch McConnell “being OK with a loss.” Or about “moderate Republicans” who will vote against it. Or about conservatives who are “revolting.” Or about “desperate attempts” to hold the Republican caucus together. Next week the CBO will […]

by Maha Ahmed on June 23, 2017 at 11:59 pm

Millions of Americans woke up Friday morning to newspaper headlines decimating the latest Republican attempt to take down Obamacare. Check out some of the punchiest front-page headlines from around the country below.   […]

by Ed Brayton on June 23, 2017 at 7:22 pm

Republican Senators from the far right to the middle are objecting to the newly-released Senate version of the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, one group because they think it’s too cruel and the other because they don’t think it’s quite cruel enough yet. The health-care proposal unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on [Read More... […]

by Ed Brayton on June 23, 2017 at 6:14 pm

“Coach” Dave Daubenmire is still ranting about the gay pride parade he attended in protest so he could “witness” to the sinners. He thinks Christians need to wake up and get angry, because if they don’t their grandchildren might turn out to be “homos.” “I think America could use a little bit of anger,” Daubenmire [Read More... […]

by Agency on June 22, 2017 at 8:32 pm

The new language would grant the president the discretionary authority “to suspend any and all immigration whenever he finds such action to be desirable... […]

by Agency on June 22, 2017 at 8:30 pm

Officers quickly deployed pepper spray, tear gas, and crowd-control grenades of various types. The Metropolitan Police Department opted to “kettle” everyone on the streets... […]

by WNYC Studios on June 23, 2017 at 4:00 am

Following the Republican victory in Georgia this week, a look at how gerrymandering makes some political outcomes inevitable—and why the media aren't talking about it. Also, the US Census is on the rocks, and the repercussions could be severe. Plus, how Mexico's most prominent journalists and activists have been targeted by sophisticated government spyware. 1. […]

by WNYC Studios on June 20, 2017 at 8:49 pm

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that a law denying federal trademark protection to names deemed disparaging is unconstitutional. Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the unanimous decision that “it offends a bedrock First Amendment principle: speech may not be banned on the ground that it expresses ideas that offend.” The suit was brought by the Portland dance-rock band […]