PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “This is What Plutocracy Looks Like” / Newsbroke / Francesca Fiorentini ☮

Worried about corruption before Trump came into office? Well, you have a LOT to worry about now. Trump’s cabinet is using their new positions of power to enrich themselves and their cronies. It’s so pervasive that “democracy” might not be the best adjective to describe the U.S. anymore. Try “oligarchy,” “kleptocracy” or “plutocracy.”

PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “The U.S. Health Care System is Predatory” / TYT Politics / Dylan Ratigan ☮

TYT Contributor Dylan Ratigan (http://www.twitter.com/dylanratigan) discusses the systemic problems with the American healthcare system, and recommends TYT Investigates’ recent report on the newly appointed secretary of Health and Human services, Alex Azar.