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Readers Comments: Big Death Bill; DOGE Cuts Warnings, Texas Approves Camp Mystic disaster plan two days before flood, DHS Now Cancels Extreme Warning Grants - More Disasters to Come; Zohran Mamdani; New Gaza Flotilla Handala Launches next week; more

July 4th in the Face of Fascism

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Bishop William J. Barber, II Our Moral Moment
This 4th of July, may we all gather with Fannie Lou Hamer and the moral fusion family closest to us – both the living and the dead – to recommit ourselves to a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

Friday Nite Videos | July 4, 2025

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Zohran Mamdani Responds to Trump’s Threat of Arrest. 'The House I Live In' | Paul Robeson. Trump Dropping Bombs For Peace! | Trevor Noah. The Truth About Silicon Valley’s Radical Vision for AI. Gaza | Along the Green Line: Episode 3

The Republicans’ Draconian Budget Bill Is Now a Reality

Heidi Shierholz Economic Policy Institute
The Republican budget will gut Medicaid, slash food aid for families, and shutter rural hospitals—just to give tax breaks that will go overwhelmingly to the wealthy. It is a staggering upward redistribution of income.

Trump’s Sneak Attack on Medicare

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
For the first time, required pre-authorizations are coming to traditional Medicare. The Trump administration proposes to extend pre-authorizations to traditional Medicare, just like Medicare Advantage. This maneuver has gotten little attention.
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