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Politics & Corruption
LatestMedicare Advantage Industry Intensifies Lobbying Over Efforts to Curb Their Massive Fraud
New payment rules by Medicare to curb fraud by "Medicare Advantage" insurance companies have been met by a flood of misleading dishonest lobbying to counter those rules.
Human Rights & Justice
LatestBanning Books and Even Songs to “Protect the Children”
Unsurprisingly, book bans are increasingly orchestrated by fundamentalist groups like Moms for Liberty with a white Christian Nationalist spin.
Climate & Environment
LatestSpain Evacuates Entire Towns as Climate Change-Fueled Wildfires Start ‘Very Early’ This Year
The fires Spain is seeing, especially this early in the year, are once again proof of the climate emergency that humanity is living through.
Progress & Solutions
LatestCalifornia Chooses Generic Drug Company Civica to Produce Low-Cost Insulin
Governor Gavin Newsom has followed through on a promise to bypass price-gouging drug companies and begin direct manufacturing of low-cost insulin for California diabetes patients.
Opinions & Commentary
LatestSolace and Politics Don’t Mix
Politics is like talking to yourself only stupider. Politics never seems to get out of its own way and never poses solutions for problems and is just a problem unto itself.
Fact Heroes
LatestSenator Machaela Cavanaugh Filibusters Nebraska’s Senate to a Standstill
Cavanaugh has spent every day in session since an anti-trans bill targeting children arrived on the Senate floor introducing dozens of amendments to other pieces of legislation, slowing the Senate's business to a crawl.
Quick Facts
LatestA Cybersecurity Expert Explains the Risks of TikTok and the Challenges to Blocking It
If the federal government comes to the conclusion that TikTok should be banned, is it even possible to ban it for all of its 150 million existing users?
Racism (Us vs Them)
LatestNew Research Shows That Antisemitism on Twitter Has More Than Doubled Since Elon Musk Took Over
Musk’s acquisition of Twitter came has reversed a decade-long trend among tech giants to take more responsibility for hate speech, harassment, incitement, disinformation and other harms flowing through their platforms.
Money Over People
LatestHealth Insurance Scammers: Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them
Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files.
Larry's Observations
LatestThe Meaning of Life—Not by Monty Python
Happiness, your happiness and that of your friends, family and neighbors depend upon you creating happiness. Now, that’s not too onerous a task for humanity, is it?
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