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World in transition

What Medicare Advantage is, the white paper goes on to say is “another Wall Street privatization scheme of raiding public funds for private profit much like the attacks on public schools, water systems, and even parking meters."

Writer Rampell looks at a long-forgotten, but deeply influential, document from the domestic Cold War that served the unofficial blacklist for radio and television performers, with the aim of helping draw lessons for today.

The predictable consequences of the right wing’s war on public schools are being felt as educators leave their communities—and their profession.

The bill threatens "emergency alerts that save lives, local journalism that informs communities, and educational tools that support families, job seekers, and teachers," according to Protect My Public Media.

Israel would create a ghetto which would quickly become a concentration camp on the ruins of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Is it possible for American democracy to be further degraded by the influence of billionaires? Thanks to champion of the working class J. D. Vance and his right-wing friends, including “dark money kingpin” Leonard Leo, we may soon find out.

ICE vs USA

Accusations that James Gunn has “politicized” Superman come laughably late, as the world's most famous superhero has always been political, write narrative strategist Andrew Slack and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas.

Not Alone Anymore paints an emotional portrait of Matlin’s acting career and personal life, tracing a line from Matlin’s historic 1987 Oscar win for Children of a Lesser God to 2022’s CODA, which featured a predominantly deaf cast.