Politics



Shadowy Group Attacking Drug Pricing Reforms

‘Seniors 4 Better Care’ is a front for pharma lobby By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge If you’re breezing across YouTube videos and podcasts these days, you’ve probably come across ads that warn vaguely…


Dismantling Accountability in Public Health

DOGE cuts staff responsible for FOIA requests By: Reshma Ramachandran Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Serv­ices are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025,…


They Are Going to Take Everything

If We Don’t Stop Them By Hamilton Nolan The worst thing that the federal government has done to labor unions in my lifetime happened last night. Donald Trump signed an executive order saying that the…



The Democrats’ Enabling Act

Senate votes to fund Trump’s dictatorship Commentary by Joseph Kishore On March 23, 1933, just seven weeks after Hitler became chancellor of Germany, the Reichstag passed what came to be known as the Enabling Act,…




‘All Hands, All Lands’ Wildfire Prevention

By Washington Department of Natural Resources In January 2025, wildfires driven by hurricane-force winds ripped through Los Angeles County. Over a frightening 48 hours, embers soared for miles, destroying thousands of homes and killing 29…