Republicans Are Privately Begging Trump to Drop His New Effort to Kill Obamacare
Carol Guzy/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Trump administration’s latest effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, which now seeks to completely invalidate the landmark healthcare law, has confounded many. Why would President Donald Trump reignite the very battle that was seen as one of the primary reasons Republicans…
Donald Trump’s Latest Move to End Obamacare Is One of the Dumbest Things He Could Have Done Ahead of 2020
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Late Monday night the Trump administration issued an eye-catching legal filing, essentially advocating for the elimination of the entire Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. This was a reversal from the White House’s previous position, which only sought to invalidate…
Facebook Announces a New Plan to Stop Vaccine Hoaxes
Omar Marques/SOPA Images/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Facebook announced new steps Thursday to reduce the spread of misinformation about vaccines, after measles outbreaks in several states prompted weeks of heightened criticism of the company for allowing massive anti-vaccination groups to proliferate on its platform. Massive anti-vaccination pages and…
What’s Your Vaccination Secret?
Ethan Lindenberger testifies before the Senate about vaccinations. Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Ethan Lindenberger asked a simple question on Reddit, he probably didn’t think it’d pave the way for him to testify in front of the Senate. Posting in the popular community r/NoStupidQuestions,…
The Surprising Benefits of Serving Prisoners Better Food
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Melinda BeckJose Villarreal remembers going to bed hungry most nights during his 10 years in solitary confinement at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison. Dinner might consist of mashed potatoes, bread, and a slice of processed meat—never with salt, and always cold. Shouting through air vents…
“Mom, When They Look at Me, They See Dollar Signs”
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Becki Sarnicky, who lost her son Nick, at her home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in January Bryan Anselm/Redux for Mother JonesThe offer was too good to resist: Go to rehab for a week, get $1,000 in cash. It was early 2017, and Brianne, a 20-year-old…