Brewers Playoff Hero Jake Bauers Makes Accidental Case for Medicare for AllFirst baseman Jake Bauers of the Milwaukee Brewers helped his team end a 44-year drought Thursday night as they won the National League Championship Series to place them in the World Series, but in the process he kicked off a discussion—whether intentionally or not—about the role of employer-based health insurance that undergirds the for-profit system in…Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →Health
'Outrageous': Trump Loaded Up on Big Pharma Stocks While Jacking Up Drug CostsAn analysis released Friday by Democrats on the congressional Joint Economic Committee details how US President Donald Trump loaded up on shares of major pharmaceutical companies last year as his administration and Republican allies enacted policies that benefited the industry—at the expense seniors and other patients. The JEC analysis estimates that…Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →HealthEconomytrump pharmaceutical stocks controversy
Secret and 'Illegal' Trump Plan to Spin Off Federal Student Aid Office Sparks OutrageThe Trump administration is reportedly planning to remove the Federal Student Aid office from the Department of Education and establish a new independent agency tasked with managing roughly $1.6 trillion in debt owed by more than 40 million borrowers. The plan, first reported by The Washington Sun on Thursday, comes as President Donald Trump works to…Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →Educationtrump student aid plan