The world’s biggest tech companies stream NRA propaganda 24 hours a day

In a National Rifle Association of America ad broadcast last year, the organization’s spokesperson Dana Loesch made had a frightening message directed at Democrats, the media, and left-wing protesters.

“The only way we stop this, the only way we save our country and our freedom is to fight this violence of lies with the clenched fist of truth,” Loesch said, while staring directly into camera. It sounded like a call to violence against liberals.

The ad aired on NRATV, the NRA...

Virginia Senate Republicans just torpedoed the state’s Medicaid expansion

Just four months ago, Virginia’s gubernatorial race saw historic voter turnout — as casting ballots at the time meant extending Medicaid coverage to 400,000 people. On Thursday, voting paid off.

Virginia is currently one of 18 states that has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) despite a majority of residents’ support. But the state is inching closer to expanding Medicaid insurance: The Republican-controlled House on Thursday overwhelming vote...