Private contractors rip off Medicaid
In yet another attempt to derail implementation of Obamacare, House Republicans questioned representatives of IT companies about the failure of healthcare.gov.
No ordinary crisis: The shutdown and its aftermath
Defunding Obamacare by undemocratic means was to be the first trophy in a power play by a reactionary clique and their big-pocketed financial backers.
Congress pressed to pass Wall Street “Robin Hood tax”
"With the financial transaction tax we can raise the revenue we need and discourage excessive speculation on Wall Street."
Texas forces Dem candidate for governor to file affidavit to vote
"Texas Governor Rick Perry's voter ID law is a blatant effort to defeat Wendy Davis by disenfranchising tens of thousands of women voters."
UN rep meets with tribes on abduction of Native children
UN Human Rights Officer Giorgia Passarelli recently met with tribal members, relatives of the children taken by the South Dakota Department of Social Services.
Thousands in Washington protest government spying
The march attracted protesters from both progressive and conservative groups in opposition to unlawful government spying on Americans.
Obama renews immigration call, but ignores deportation crisis
"Every day, more than 1,000 aspiring Americans are deported, mothers and fathers separated from children."
Hypocrisy red alert: GOP lawmakers probe Obamacare delays!
Shimkus and Kinzinger are only two of many Republicans who ahave already declared the enrollment of people in the health care exchanges a "failure."
Virginia's tea party could be over Nov. 5
If the polls are to be believed, tea party-backed candidates could well go down to defeat all over Virginia on November 5.
Undocumented activists block another deportation bus
Yesterday, a bus filled with dozens of immigrants en route to deportation ran into an unexpected roadblock: a group of undocumented activists and allies.
