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Thursday, March 28, 2024 ■ Today's Top News
Former US Lawmaker Finally Enjoys Social Policies He Fought for—In Europe"I saw and felt what it's like to live in a community where everyone can go to the doctor. Where children aren't massacred by gun violence. It changes everything." By Jessica CorbettA former U.S. lawmaker who spent nearly half a century fighting for a nation that would have universal healthcare coverage and less gun violence is finally living in such a place—but he had to retire and move to Europe to find it. In recent interviews with Roll Call and The Washington Post, former Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott, who also served in the Washington state Legislature, discussed life in France and the threat of former GOP President Donald Trump, who is set to face Democratic President Joe Biden in November. "It was like I walked through an invisible door," McDermott told the Post's Elizabeth Becker about going to France. "Now I saw and felt what it's like to live in a community where everyone can go to the doctor. Where children aren't massacred by gun violence. It changes everything." McDermott visited Civrac-en-Médoc in 2017, the same year he retired from Congress, and quickly bought a stone cottage. The 87-year-old keeps a residence in Seattle and remains an American—he is a member of Democrats Abroad and plans to vote for Biden. However, he largely lives in the rural French village, where he "doesn't need to lock his doors at night" and "loves that kids in the neighborhood don't worry about gun violence," as Roll Call's Ariel Cohen reported Wednesday.
Montana Supreme Court Strikes Down 4 'Unconstitutional' Voting Laws Passed by GOPThe laws disproportionately impacted the ability of Native people to participate in voting, the court noted.By Julia Conley
'The Bible Exposes Grifters': Trump Rebuked as Christian Nationalist 'Con Man'"All those legal fees are apparently really making Donald Trump's pockets hurt because his latest commercial venture, after selling sneakers and cologne, is as a Bible salesman," said one critic.By Brett Wilkins
Biden Urged to 'Hold the Line' Against For-Profit Medicare Advantage Industry"Do not let them bully you," said Alex Lawson of Social Security Works. "Corporate insurers are holding the country's health hostage and demanding bags of cash."By Jake Johnson
US Leads Charge as Surge of Oil and Gas Projects Threaten Hope for Livable Planet"The science is clear: No new oil and gas fields, or the planet gets pushed past what it can handle," said one analyst.By Julia Conley
State Department Spokesman Urged to Resign Over 'Despicable' Attack on UN ExpertOne critic described Matthew Miller's attack on United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese as a "Trumpian smearing of a principled human rights expert."By Jake Johnson
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Ady Barkan’s Legacy: Reclaiming Medicare From For-Profit CorporationsAdy recognized that so-called “Medicare Advantage” plans threaten our cherished public benefit.By Carmen Rhodes
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