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Dr. Sidney Wolfe on HHS Nominee Tom Price's "Cruel" Plans to Repeal the Affordable Care Act

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the Department of Health and Human Services, Georgia Congressmember Tom Price, appeared Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions for his…

January 19, 2017
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That's It. Eight Years Later, Obama White House Admits Gitmo Won't Close

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'In Gitmo, America has institutionalized the idea of indefinite detention without charge or trial'

January 18, 2017
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Former Black Panther: Trump Win Gives Us Unique Opportunity to Organize the Ongoing Freedom Struggle

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Elaine Brown talks to Eddie Conway about the role of women in the party, state repression against the Panthers, Black Lives Matter, Obama, and Trump.

January 18, 2017
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Jeremy Scahill: Did Education Nominee Betsy DeVos Lie to Senate About Ties to Anti-LGBT Foundation?

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On Tuesday, education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos faced intense questioning by Democratic senators during her confirmation hearing. DeVos is a longtime backer of charter schools and vouchers for private and…

January 18, 2017
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Oscar López Rivera to Be Freed as Obama Commutes Sentence of Puerto Rican Independence Activist

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On Tuesday, President Obama also commuted the sentence of longtime Puerto Rican independence activist Oscar López Rivera, who has been imprisoned for about 35 years, much of the time in…

January 18, 2017
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Activism

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Chelsea Manning's Attorneys: Obama's Commutation Will Help Save Life of Jailed Army Whistleblower

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In one of his final acts in office, President Obama shortened the sentences of 209 prisoners and pardoned 64 individuals on Tuesday. The list included Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who…

January 18, 2017
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Whistleblowers

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