Dean Baker for Truthout: Facebook recently acknowledged it received more than $100,000 from Russian sources to purchase ads intended to defeat Hillary Clinton. Does Congress care enough about democracy to take steps toward making it illegal to carry phony political ads?
The new draft of the Affordable Care Act repeal plan includes extra funding for the home states of senators who have expressed concerns.
Henry A. Giroux currently holds the McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the English and Cultural Studies Department and the Paulo Freire Distinguished Scholar in Critical Pedagogy. His most recent books are America's Addiction to Terrorism (Monthly Review Press, 2016) and America at War with Itself (City Lights, 2017). He is also a contributing editor to a number of journals, including Tikkun, the Journal of Wild Culture and Ragazine. Giroux is also a member of Truthout's Board of Directors. His website is www.henryagiroux.com.
