Critics Say 'Medicare for Americans' Is Corporate Democrats' Latest Way of 'Protecting' For-Profit InsurersCorporate-backed Democrats evidently see the writing on the wall. The latest polling from Axios-Ipsos American Health Index, released Wednesday, found that a purality of Americans support replacing the for-profit health insurance industry with a government-run Medicare for All plan, and that 62% of Democrats back the idea. Supporters of a single-payer…Common Dreams5d agoWhole story →Healthmedicare for all debate
Trump Accused of 'Last-Ditch Attempt to Buy Off Voters' With Checks, Diesel DealUS President Donald Trump's pledge to send every American adult $5,000, delivery of small healthcare rebates to millions of people, and announcement of a deal to secure Russian diesel amount to "a last-ditch attempt to buy off voters and dodge a richly deserved reckoning," the editorial board of The Philadelphia Inquirer argued Tuesday as the midterm…Common Dreams5d agoWhole story →HealthEconomymidterm elections approach
From Healthcare and Fuel Costs to Tariffs, Trump GOP's Policies 'Crushing' Small BusinessesArizona-based Gabe Hagen said Tuesday that "to keep my business afloat, I invested my 401(k) savings and leveraged my home equity as collateral for additional capital, putting my family's financial security on the line to sustain my business and employees." "I raised my prices, but sales have just flattened out because customers are ordering less,"…Common Dreams5d agoWhole story →HealthEconomysmall business survey results
As Americans Face Affordability Crisis, Poll Reaffirms 'Supporting Medicare for All Is Not Radical'Yet another poll, this one released on Tuesday, shows significant support for Medicare for All as Americans grapple with rising healthcare costs and the Trump administration and congressional Republicans target federal programs upon which tens of millions of people rely. A plurality—43%—of respondents to the latest Axios-Ipsos American Health Index said…Common Dreams5d agoWhole story →Healthmedicare for all debate
Godfather of AI Denounces Trump as a ‘Corrupt, Senile Felon’Computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, dubbed the "godfather" of artificial intelligence, delivered a withering assessment of President Donald Trump's understanding of the technology in an interview published by The Guardian on Tuesday. The 78-year-old Hinton, a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, told The Guardian that he was particularly…Common Dreams5d agoWhole story →Technologytrump ai comments
El-Sayed Releases Policy Proposal to Get AI Development 'Under Control'US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said Tuesday that to stop Silicon Valley "billionaires" from unilaterally deciding how artificial intelligence will be used, he proposed a regulatory framework for the technology that mirrors federal legislation pushed by top progressives in Congress. The Michigan Democrat, who is running against Republican former Rep.…Common Dreams5d agoWhole story →Technologyai regulation proposal
