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The solution to soaring drug prices?

Vishal Khetpal - Undark

It’s time for the government to enter the generic drug business.

Passengers wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they arrive on a flight from Asia at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on January 29, 2020. (Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)

Problems with U.S. testing procedures

Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Rachel Bluth - KFF Health News

"We need to substantially increase access and availability of testing, and we need to do that today."

Shahid Buttar (Derrick Liu/Shahid Buttar Official Campaign)

Will Shahid Buttar unseat Nancy Pelosi?

Nicole Karlis

Buttar's primary against the Speaker of the House seemed like a long shot last time — but is it in the age of AOC?

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A chicken soup for the solo soul

Eric Kim - Food52

A case for the Cornish game hen, an oft forgotten supermarket poultry.

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Ach, this "Outlander" ice cream is sweet

Melanie McFarland

Sing me a song of an ice cream that was gone in 20 minutes . . . Say, could this lass make it herself? She did!

Wildflowers cover this hills of the Tremblor Range in Carrizo Plain National Monument near Taft, California during a wildflower "super bloom," April 12, 2017. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

AB 342: Saving public lands in the West?

Casey O'Brien - The Revelator

The innovative bill, an amendment to California’s Public Resources Code, goes by the inauspicious name of AB 342

Jason Segel and Eve Lindley in "Dispatches From Elsewhere" (Zach Dilgard/AMC)

"Dispatches from Elsewhere" is magical

Melanie McFarland

Jason Segel's new series for AMC is an unapologetic adventure in magical realism whose spell might not work on many

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Scientists try spray-on plant vaccines

Fabiola De Marchi - Massive Science

RNA interference can be used to protect food crops and improve plants’ health, no genetic engineering required

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U.S. President Donald Trump (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Inside Trump’s purge of his enemies

Terry H. Schwadron - DCReport

We’ve seen this sort of thing before

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a news conference at his New Hampshire headquarters, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

"Uncharted Waters"

Eoin Higgins - Common Dreams

"Senator Sanders is breaking the mold in presidential politics with every gain he makes in the primary process."

Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders (AP Photo/Getty Images/Salon)

Super Tuesday: Can Democrats unite?

Chauncey DeVega

After this week, Democrats will face a stark choice: Come together to beat Donald Trump, or just give up

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"Good news for democracy"

Julia Conley - Common Dreams

"A win over voter suppression is a win for the people of Wisconsin."

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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, Sitara: Let Girls Dream, Spencer Confidential, and Ugly Delicious (Netflix)

What's new on Netflix in March

Ashlie D. Stevens

From a dystopian prison movie to a limited series starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, March has much to offer

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a campaign rally at University of Nevada February 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The historical peculiarity of Sanders

Keith A. Spencer

Historically, rich people have fought to stop politicians like Sanders — making his rise all the more unlikely

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Americans are drowning in a sea of polls

Michael Traugott - The Conversation

Polls have become an essential component of the news coverage of presidential campaigns

Donald Trump (C) delivers remarks with his children (L-R) Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump during the grand opening ceremony of the new Trump International Hotel October 26, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

"An astonishing rate of corruption"

Julia Conley - Common Dreams

Government watchdog CREW revealed that the president racks up the equivalent of two conflicts of interest per day

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The Bloomberg terminal on display at the Museum of American Finance. / New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks onstage at The 2009 Emery Awards and 30th Anniversary of the Hetrick-Martin Institute at Cipriani, Wall Street on November 10, 2009 in New York City. (Getty Images/Salon)

Bloomberg's weapon of mass destruction

Bob Hennelly

Mayor Mike sees the planet as a cash register — and that's tilted his politics towards authoritarianism

U.S. President Donald Trump (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Conservatives warn of re-electing Trump

Alex Henderson - Alternet

"Trump is the antithesis of what the Republican Party was founded to defend"

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders (AP Photo/Getty Images/Salon)

Biden blowout: Enough to stop Sanders?

Sophia Tesfaye

Joe Biden effectively staked his campaign on South Carolina. Is his win enough to challenge Bernie Sanders?

U.S. President Donald Trump (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Contemplating an Unfounding Father

Karen J. Greenberg - TomDispatch.com

As 2020 dawns, the erosion of our democratic institutions hardly comes out of the blue

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Mick Mulvaney on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2020 on February 28, 2020 in National Harbor, MD. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Mulvaney: Media weaponizing coronavirus

Brad Reed - Raw Story

“They think this will bring down the president,” Mulvaney told the audience at CPAC. “That’s what it’s all about"

Protest posters in the village of Harmondsworth, which was under threat of demolition because of plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport on February 27, 2020 in London, England. (Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

UK court blocks Heathrow expansion

Emily Pontecorvo - Grist

The U.K. government has said it will not appeal the court’s decision.

Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Drake University on January 14, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa.  Six candidates out of the field qualified for the first Democratic presidential primary debate of 2020, hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Joe Biden projected winner of SC primary

Bob Brigham - Raw Story

If official results match the projections, it will mark Biden's first state victory while running for president

Julie Johnson of Utah says she explored the possibility of becoming an egg donor but ultimately changed her mind. Then the clinic turned on her. (James Roh for Undark)

Would-be egg donors face threats, bills

Alison Motluk - Undark

Some fertility clinics and agencies are taking a harsh approach to women who change their minds about donating eggs

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