“We are grounded first and foremost in the belief that all human life is precious, which is precisely why we are struggling for a world in which all people can live in safety and dignity,” said Jewish Voice for Peace. ( Commondreams.org) – Jewish Voice for Peace on Thursday was among those condemning the fatal […]
Rümeysa Öztürk freed, as Judge Warns of Grave Threat to Free Speech
“There has been no evidence that has been introduced by the government other than the op-ed,” U.S. District Judge William Sessions III said, referring to Öztürk’s article urging divestment from Israel. By Brett Wilkins | – ( Common Dreams ) – Rümeysa Öztürk, one of several pro-Palestine scholars kidnapped and imprisoned by the Trump administration […]
“I Am Not Afraid of You,” Freed Mohsen Mahdawi Tells Donald Trump
The court’s order for the release of the detained student protest leader, said one lawyer, “is a victory for all people in this country invested in their ability to dissent and speak and protest.” By Jessica Corbett Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student targeted for deportation by the Trump administration because he participated in anti-genocide […]
‘Immoral, Inhumane, and Illegal’: ICE Arrests Palestinian Columbia Protest Leader at urging of Far Right Zionist Betar Org.
“He came to this country hoping to be free to speak out about the atrocities he has witnessed, only to be punished for such speech,” said Mohsen Mahdawi’s lawyer. ( Common Dreams ) – A month after the international far-right pro-Israel group Betar named Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi as the next target in its […]
Despite Proven Fraud, Trump to Boost Payments to Privatized Medicare Advantage by $25 Billion
“Privatized Medicare plans are denying patients the care they need, while defrauding the government of billions a year,” said one advocacy group. “Donald Trump is giving them even more taxpayer money.” By Jake Johnson | – ( Commondreams.org ) – The federal agency now headed by former television host Mehmet Oz announced Monday that it […]
Improved Medicare for All Can Heal This Sick Country
( Commondreams.org ) – It’s the beginning of the end for corporate control of health care. The tsunami of outrage against the health insurance industry in the wake of the shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, can propel an urgent, unyielding demand for the removal of profit from healthcare and the enactment of a […]
Medicare Advantage: A By-the-Numbers Look at This Profit-Seeking Healthcare Scam
Proponents claimed it would lower costs and improve health care for seniors. It has achieved neither of those goals; instead, it has become a wildly profitable scheme for private insurance giants. By Emma Curchin, Brandon Novick and Peter Hart | – ( Commondreams.org ) – The quasi-privatized system called “Medicare Advantage,” otherwise known as Part […]
Calls for US Arms Embargo as Israel Kills Nearly 500 in Lebanon
By Jessica Corbett | – ( Commondreams.org ) – The ongoing “bloodbath” in Lebanon fueled Monday calls for the United States to cut off weapons to Israel, a demand that people around the world have made for nearly a year, as the country has massacred tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. “An […]
For-Profit US Healthcare System—Once Again—Ranks Dead Last Among Its Peers
Jake Johnson ( Commondreams ) – A report out Thursday shows that the United States’ for-profit healthcare system still ranks dead last among peer nations on key metrics, including access to care and health outcomes such as life expectancy at birth. The new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund is the latest indictment of a corporate-dominated […]
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