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Why Undocumented Immigrants Should Have Access To Taxpayer-Funded Health Care

As Congress debates comprehensive immigration reform, members of both parties have insisted on barring undocumented immigrants who achieve provisional legal status from receiving Medicaid coverage or Obamacare subsidies (a provision that was already part of the health law).

Why You Have Nothing To Fear From Non-Citizen Voting

Non-citizens may soon be voting in our nation’s biggest city — at least in local elections — and that’s got voter suppression groups like the Election Law Center sounding the alarm. Don’t listen to them.

Virginia Republican Party Treasurer: "I"m Not A Big Fan Of Contraception, Frankly"

Republican Party of Virginia Treasurer Bob FitzSimmonds, a former aide to and “very close friend” of gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli II (R), told Virginia blogger Ben Tribbett that he is “not a big fan of contraception, frankly.

Infographic: Memorial Day Driving By The Numbers

Following CAP’s piece yesterday that details exactly what it means to use gasoline to travel this Memorial Day weekend, here is an infographic that shows the cost of Big Oil.

Hacking Of Google"s Surveillance Database Raises Questions About New Surveillance Proposal

The Washington Post reported earlier this week that Chinese hackers gained access to Google"s surveillance database potentially obtaining years worth of data related to search warrants and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) orders — in a counterintelligence operation several years a

77 Percent of Los Angeles Voters Call For Overturning Citizens United

Three-plus years after the U.S.

Supreme Court’s corporate money in politics decision in Citizens United v. FEC, the movement to overturn some of its central holdings has not abated.

Man Who Paid His Mortgage Early Facing Foreclosure

Etienne Syldor, an Orlando resident who works as a bus driver at Walt Disney World, says that Wells Fargo has started foreclosing on his house. This is despite the fact that he not only made his payments on time, but even overpaid on them.

Anti-Choice Leader: Rape Is Like A Car Accident, So Women Should Buy "Extra Insurance" For Abortion

Arguing that Michigan women should be forced to buy separate insurance coverage for abortion services, even in the cases of rape or incest, a prominent anti-choice leader in the state claimed that paying extra money to terminate a pregnancy resulting from rape is the same thing as paying extra money

Why Iran May Pose A Greater Cybersecurity Risk Than China

China and Iran have shared a position as cyber-bogeymen over the past year, but a new report from the Wall Street Journal about Iranian infiltration of U.S. energy firms shows why their cyber-assaults could pose a greater immediate threat to U.S. national security.

Fast Food Workers Speak Out About Wage Theft

Workers in the service industry have taken action against their large employers, conducting walk out strikes in six cities, the latest on Tuesday in Washington, DC. Fast food workers are now also speaking out about the abuses they say they have experienced on the job.