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Should Trump Be Committed to a Mental Health Facility?
Donald Trump's campaign opened with shouts of "Lock Her Up" from his followers and supporters. Two years into his presidency calls for impeaching Donald Trump are using that phrase against him. Now Dr. Justin Frank,…
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Trump Signs Executive Orders Promoting Oil and Gas Drilling
President Donald Trump has just signed two executive orders to "help American energy companies avoid unnecessary red tape" as they build oil and gas pipelines across the U.S. The move is intended to make it…
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Meet the Family Suing Boeing in First Wrongful Death Suit Since Ethiopian Airlines Crash Killed 157
The first American lawsuit has been filed against Boeing for its role in the Ethiopian Airlines crash that left 157 people dead last month. The family of 24-year-old Samya Stumo, who died in the crash,…
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Will Trump's Secret Healthcare Plan Help Republicans Win in 2020?
Donald Trump and the Republicans are up to their old tricks: Telling the American people that Trump has a secret plan to fix healthcare, that will be better than Medicare, better than Obamacare... But which…
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How Medicare for All Would Fill Gaps in Obamacare Coverage
As Trump attacks the Affordable Care Act, we look at the growing case for Medicare for all. More than 100 Democratic lawmakers co-sponsored a House bill last month to dramatically revamp healthcare in the United…
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Mother Warns That Losing ACA Would “Wipe Me Out”
Well, it means my husband and I would lose the very real peace of mind we have, knowing that although Claire faces a lot of challenges in her life and we face a lot of…
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Study: California’s Prop 65 Labeling Law Actually Worked
A new study on the effectiveness of a labeling law in California has found that such regulations actually work. Anybody living in California has likely noticed Proposition 65 warning labels. They're seen inside parking…
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Trump Bets On Obamacare Battle to Win Reelection
The Justice Department earlier this week announced that it will seek to overturn the entire Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature healthcare bill that Republicans have waged war against for years. In a court…
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OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma to Pay $270 Million Legal Settlement That Will Fund Addiction Center
The state of Oklahoma has reached a $270 million agreement with Purdue Pharma—the makers of OxyContin—settling a lawsuit that claimed the company contributed to the deaths of thousands of Oklahoma residents by downplaying the risk…
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An Invisible Crisis: Native American Tribes Ravaged by Opioids Take On Purdue Pharma & the Sacklers
A group of more than 500 cities, counties and Native American tribes have filed a lawsuit against members of the Sackler family for their role in creating “the worst drug crisis in American history” by…
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Trump Going After All Aspects of Affordable Care Act
With the country and mainstream media hyper-focused on the Mueller report and Attorney General William Barr's response, are we overlooking other life-and-death issues? Alex Lawson of Social Security Works says yes, since Trump is trying…
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Journalist’s Struggle to Find Bone Marrow Match Exposes Racial Disparity in National Registry
A nationwide campaign has been launched to find a blood stem cell donor for a 29-year-old journalist who was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia. Liyna Anwar is an Indian-American producer who used…
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How Do We Hold Corporations Accountable When People Die?
When people die, should the pharma and fossil fuel corporations causing those deaths and then declaring bankruptcy to avoid being held accountable? If a corporation goes bankrupt, should those who have died, lost money and…
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How Ignorance is Fueling a Measles Comeback
There have been 65 confirmed cases of Measles in Clark County, Washington, making it the new epicenter of a frightening resurgence in the disease. Of those 65, 47 are children under the age of…
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