New Trump Rules Can Deny Green Cards to Immigrants on Food Stamps

COLLEEN LONG / The Associated Press Aug 12, 2019 A new initiative would allow the government to consider such factors as education, household income and health when granting legal status. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Are Trump’s Top Medicaid Regulators Inviting Disaster?

J. David McSwane and Tom Benning / ProPublica Aug 6, 2019 A new report finds that patients are being denied essential care, raising concern among ranking members of the Senate health committee. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Corporate Welfare Hurts Us All

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 17, 2019 The more handouts our government extends corporations, the less money there is available for schools, roads and everything else we need. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Setbacks for Trump’s Drive to Lower Prescription Drug Costs

RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Jul 11, 2019 The president is now focusing his drive to curb drug costs on congressional efforts. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Oregon Republicans End 9-Day Walkout as Climate Bill Fails

ANDREW SELSKY and SARAH ZIMMERMAN / The Associated Press Jun 29, 2019 Democrats deny GOP lawmakers' claim that their action killed the landmark carbon-emissions legislation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Trumponomics Has Been an Utter Disaster

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jun 11, 2019 This president has punished American workers while lining the pockets of corporations and the wealthy. Don't let the GOP claim otherwise. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: The Jig Is Up on the Gig Economy

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jun 5, 2019 Corporations are increasingly hiring part-time, freelance and contract workers, threatening the basic livelihoods of millions of Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Sneak Attack on Social Security

Nancy Altman / Independent Media Institute May 22, 2019 A new scheme would radically reduce the number of those who qualify for federal benefits, and it doesn't require Congressional approval. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Thom Hartmann: This is How Republics Die

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute May 22, 2019 Under siege by a rapacious billionaire class, America finds itself at risk of sliding into autocracy like countless nations before it. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Washington State to Offer Nation’s First ‘Public Option’ Health Insurance

TOM JAMES / The Associated Press May 12, 2019 Unlike existing government-managed plans, Washington's public plans are set to be available to all residents regardless of income by 2021. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

No Country for the Sick and Poor

Beverly Gologorsky / TomDispatch May 9, 2019 For a society in which people do more than just survive, a decent health care system is an absolute necessity. Americans must demand better. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Unveils His New ‘Medicare for All’ Plan

ELANA SCHOR and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Apr 10, 2019 The Vermont senator shakes up the 2020 presidential race by reopening the debate over his call to eliminate private health insurance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )