GOP’s New Health Care Plan Will Harm America’s Most Vulnerable

The GOP recently released the details of its proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act — and its plans for the country’s health care system are nothing less than terrifying. Many of the nation’s poorest citizens would see their health care offerings shrink in another typical attempt by the Republican Party to prey on the less fortunate.

Roqayah Chamseddine
By Roqayah Chamseddine
In this March 8, 2017, file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee Headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans intent on scrapping Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act have a budget problem. As it turns out, repealing and replacing the law they hate so much won’t save nearly as much money as getting rid of it entirely, the goal they’ve been campaigning on for seven years. That means trouble for the federal deficit and for Congress’ fiscal conservatives who repeatedly warn about leaving their children and grandchildren worse off financially. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

The GOP’s American Health Care Act, a bill that has been advertised as a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, has finally been published -- and by the looks of it, their so-called health care overhaul will leave countless Americans, especially those with low incomes, at great risk. If put in place, the Republican healthcare plan “would result

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Hacked Soros Docs Reveal Attempts To Influence Supreme Court On Immigration

The leaked documents reveal how the “Soros’ panel on American affairs were “seeking to influence the Justices (primarily via a sophisticated amicus briefs and media strategy) in hopes of securing a favorable ruling in U.S. v. Texas.”

Claire Bernish
By Claire Bernish
The silhouette of Georges Soros of the Soros Fondation, is pictured as he speaks to the media at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 25 ,2012.

The fallout from the Soros’ hack continues to unfold. The most recent document shows how Soros’ foundation, the Open Societies Foundation, attempted to politically influence and the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of granting illegal immigrants amnesty in the United States. It no secret that George Soros is a self identified progressive, whom has

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Can Simply Living Near a Fracking Site Send You to the Hospital?

Residents living near shale gas wells are more likely to be admitted to hospitals for heart, nervous system, and other medical issues.

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis

People living near "unconventional gas and oil drilling" operations were more likely to be hospitalized for heart, nervous system, and other medical conditions than those who were not in proximity to those sites, a new study published Wednesday has found. It's the latest—and most comprehensive—indication that hydraulic fracturing, the

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The Impact Of Smoking Marijuana Regularly On Your Lungs, According To Science

Why is marijuana still classified as a dangerous drug when study after study shows it to be safer than tobacco?

Sam P.K. Collins for Think Progress
By Sam P.K. Collins for Think Progress
Rachel Schaefer of Denver smokes marijuana on the official opening night of Club 64, a marijuana-specific social club, where a New Year's Eve party was held, in Denver, Monday Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Evolving attitudes about marijuana among the majority of Americans, as well as decriminalization laws starting to sweep the nation, have done little to quell questions about the health effects of longtime use among medical professionals, lawmakers, and people on both sides of an ongoing debate about the plant. Even with a dearth of research, the

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Judge Orders NYPD To Release Records On X-ray Vans

The NYPD has a secretive program that uses unmarked vans with X-ray machines designed to detect bombs. ProPublica tried to find out more about it, but the NYPD refused to answer for three years.

Michael Grabell
By Michael Grabell
Democrats are calling for the NYPD to destroy its files it acquired from spying in Muslim neighborhoods. (Photo by Scott Davidson)

A state judge has ordered the New York City Police Department to release records on a secretive program that uses unmarked vans equipped with X-ray machines to detect bombs. The ruling follows a nearly three-year legal battle by ProPublica, which had requested police reports, training materials, contracts and any health and safety tests on the

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UN: We Botched Response To The Ebola Outbreak

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has admitted that it botched attempts to stop the now-spiraling Ebola outbreak in West Africa, blaming factors including incompetent staff and a lack of information. In a draft internal document obtained by The Associated Press, the agency wrote that experts should have realized that traditional infectious disease containment […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has admitted that it botched attempts to stop the now-spiraling Ebola outbreak in West Africa, blaming factors including incompetent staff and a lack of information. In a draft internal document obtained by The Associated Press, the agency wrote that experts should have realized that traditional

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