Новости за 08.08.2017

By Robert Faturechi / ProPublica and Danielle Ivory / The New York Times ProPublica and The New York Times identify more possible conflicts of interest among White House appointees.

By Margaret Flowers, MD / Health Over Profit for Everyone A recent article in The Nation by Joshua Holland on liberal opposition to Medicare for all begs a response.

Speaking after a House vote to punish Russia for allegedly meddling in the 2016 election, the film director calls the news “depressing.”

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org With Donald Trump away vacationing at one of his golf resorts, the rest of us have just enough time to turn on the light, look at the clock and ponder where we are.

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment A draft report on the current impact of global heating on the United States, produced by 13 Federal agencies, has been leaked to the New York Times.

We are providing the weapons that are fueling an epic humanitarian crisis in the impoverished Arab country.

Protesters in Chicago rally against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act in March. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP) It appears that the Trump administration would prefer to break the benefits the ACA offers rather than administer a law it hates. After President Trump’s best efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed last month, his administration cancelled contracts with two companies that helped thousands of Americans in 18 cities find health care, adding to the uncertainty over how the ACA enrollment period will proceed. Читать дальше...