A Plan to Win Universal Health Care
Jacobin
Trumpcare is barbaric. Now is the time to redouble the fight for truly universal health care.
There Are Good Policing Rules—Why Won’t Officers Use Them With People of Color?
Yes! Magazine
“The good stuff never applies to people of color, ever.”
Vaccines
John Oliver is afraid of almost everything, so he is a good model for people who are afraid that vaccines do more harm than good
Cancion del Mariachi | Maan Hamadeh
The versatile Lebanese musician Maan Hamadeh covers Cancion del Mariachi, from the movie Desperado.
From Russia With An Apology For Trump
Stephen delivers his first monologue since returning from Russia, complete with the apology that the President tweet-demanded.
Mahmoud Abbas’ High Stakes (and Cruel) Gamble in Gaza
Electronic Intifada
The decision by Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Authority, to suspend payments to Israel for electricity for Gaza, coincided with his decision to slash funding to Gaza’s hospitals and clinics and to cut the salaries of Gaza’s public sector employees. This is a high stakes gamble. Abbas is prepared to look like he is making common cause with Israel against Hamas while playing politics with the welfare of the two million Palestinians living in the Gaza strip.
Spread the word