Americans paid twice as much as Canadians for health care, but they didn’t get twice the benefit, in fact they died sooner, according to a new study of patients with advanced colorectal … Continue reading Same cancer, worse results and twice the cost in the US – CNN

When Nick Hanauer was just 7, his father made sure he and his brother knew every aspect of the family business. Today, Hanauer is a self-made billionaire. Hanauer’s business acumen has allowed him to become one of the wealthiest Americans — the so-called 1 percent — but it has also made him … Continue reading Unfiltered: ‘Raising wages [doesn’t] kill jobs. It’s just a thing rich people say to poor people.’

The IMF reached a staff-level agreement Thursday to offer Argentina, which requested aid last month when its currency hit an all-time low, a $50 billion loan as part of a three-year standby … Continue reading Argentina bailout: $50 billion loan, biggest in IMF history

Pentagon Papers lawyer and other legal advocates voice fears about Justice Department’s seizing a reporter’s email and phone records. This is scary as the government is looking at email and phone records … Continue reading ‘There is reason for significant First Amendment concern

Country’s top court equates e-voting critics with conspiracy theorists. So they are doing away with any verifiable voting mechanism and going all-in on electronic voting that can 100% be tampered with on … Continue reading In a blow to e-voting critics, Brazil suspends use of all paper ballots

None of these cartoons appeared in the Post-Gazette, despite Rogers being the paper’s full-time staff political cartoonist… The work of Rob Rogers, longtime political cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, has been notably … Continue reading Anti-Trump Cartoons Stopped By Censor at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

This should not be hanging in my soon-to-be-kindergartener’s classroom. pic.twitter.com/mWiJVdddpH — Georgy Cohen (@radiofreegeorgy) June 6, 2018 This is what it’s come to. Not cool. Source: Poster of lockdown song in kindergarten … Continue reading Poster of lockdown song in kindergarten classroom will break your heart

Will young voters make a difference in November? Millennials are the largest potential voting block, so they can make a difference if they vote. Source: Parkland student activists announce summer voter registration … Continue reading Parkland student activists announce summer voter registration tour

  Advances in clean energy expected to cause a sudden drop in demand for fossil fuels, leaving companies with trillions in stranded assets Which is why the fossil fuel industry is so … Continue reading ‘Carbon bubble’ could spark global financial crisis, study warns

A crackdown on dissent is targeting the island’s protest movements. Isn’t Puerto Rico part of the United States? Source: Student Protesters in Puerto Rico Face Trial as Government Criminalizes Dissent Continue reading Student Protesters in Puerto Rico Face Trial as Government Criminalizes Dissent

College used to be affordable. Now, 44 million Americans are caught in the Student Loan Trap. Let’s set them free so that they—and all of us—can prosper. A campaign based on the … Continue reading Campaign to cancel student debt

After years of asset sales, store closures, debt exchanges and real estate moves, Sears is still suffering huge losses and declining sales and analysts say bankruptcy is very likely. The destruction of … Continue reading Yes Sears is likely to collapse but its biggest stakeholder, it’s CEO, will be just fine