Ralph Nader: Going for Big Watch on Big Budgets
Ralph Nader outlines how $1 billion per year could be spent lobbying Congress for a people’s agenda.
Ralph Nader: The Biggest Business in America? Defrauding Uncle Sam and You.
In terms of sheer stolen dollars, the total amount is greater than the annual sales of Amazon and Walmart over the past two years.
Ralph Nader: Lost Opportunities in Joe Biden News Conference
Biden missed the opportunity to connect with the public and focus the media on serious legislation he wants to advance.
Big Pharma Hikes Prices on 442 Drugs
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Patient advocates on Monday condemned the U.S. pharmaceutical industry for ushering in the new year with price hikes on more than 440 medications, a…
As Covid Deaths Hit 800k, Sanders Says Medicare for All Needed to End ‘Vulgarity’ of US Health System
After nearly two years of the coronavirus pandemic and 800,000 deaths caused by the virus, Bernie Sanders says it is time to enact Medicare for All.
Congress ‘Asleep at the Switch’ as Biden Continues Trump-Era Ploy to Privatize Medicare
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams A Trump-era pilot program that could result in the complete privatization of traditional Medicare in a matter of years is moving ahead under the…
‘Reckless’ FDA and Big Pharma Greed Blamed for Medicare Premium Hike
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Medicare Part B recipients will soon be hit with one of the biggest premium increases in the history of the government program, a hike…
Democrats Urged to Seize ‘Historic Chance’ on Billionaire Wealth Tax
Following Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's objection to raising the corporate tax rate, the party has turned to Sen. Ron Wyden's proposal.
Big Pharma Greed Is ‘Killing Americans,’ Sanders Says Outside Drug Lobby HQ
"How many people need to die, how many people need to get unnecessarily sicker, before Congress is prepared to take on the greed of the prescription drug industry?" asked Sen.…
Social Security Versus National Security
Is the Social Security system finally in trouble? It could be, thanks to the third-rail political issue of military spending.
Ralph Nader: Democrats Are Betraying Voters on Medicare
Where is the outcry among Democratic politicians to reverse completely the corporate takeover of Medicare?