Pramila Jayapal | It's Time for Democrats to Get Their Facts Right on Medicare-for-All

02 August 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Pramila Jayapal | It's Time for Democrats to Get Their Facts Right on Medicare-for-All  Pramila Jayapal, The Washington Post Jayapal writes: "In the wake of the second Democratic presidential debate, it is clear that Medicare-for-all has become a defining issue of the 2020 election. Earlier this year, when I introduced our comprehensive, 120-page 'Medicare for All Act of 2019,' I expected attacks from big pharma and for-profit insurance companies. But I did not expect misrepresentations from Democratic presidential candidates about what the bill is and is not." READ MORE Rep. John Ratcliffe. (photo: Getty) The Potential Trouble With Nominating a DNI From Trump's Central Casting David Priess, Lawfare Priess writes: "The nomination-by-tweet of Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas as director of national intelligence (DNI) to replace outgoing DNI Dan Coats has drawn rapid and harsh condemnation from many political observers and even former intelligence officers for his apparent partisanship and lack of experience." READ MORE Dallas Police. (photo: NBC) "You're Gonna Kill Me": Bodycam Video Shows Dallas Officers Mocking Man as He Died Pinned to Ground Democracy Now! Excerpt: "For the past three years, the city of Dallas has fought efforts to release police bodycam footage showing what happened, but the video was finally released this week after a prolonged legal battle."  READ MORE The new balloons could follow multiple cars and boats for extended periods. (photo: Ron Chapple/Alamy) Pentagon Testing Mass Surveillance Balloons Across the US Mark Harris, Guardian UK Harris writes: "The US military is conducting wide-area surveillance tests across six midwest states using experimental high-altitude balloons, documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reveal." READ MORE Facial recognition camera. (photo: Getty) California Police Are Sharing Facial Recognition Databases to ID Suspects Dave Gershgorn, Medium Gershgorn writes: "Many of California's local law enforcement agencies have access to facial recognition software for identifying suspects who appear in crime scene footage, documents obtained through public records requests show." READ MORE U.S. and NATO officials have repeatedly accused Russia of developing weapons systems that they say are a violation of the INF treaty, which bans the use of intermediate-range missiles. (photo: RFE) US Withdraws From Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty teleSUR Excerpt: "U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Friday that the United States has abandoned the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) signed with Russia and invites China to be part of 'a new era' of arms control." READ MORE Greenland lost 2 billion tons of ice this week, which is very unusual. (photo: CNN) Greenland's Ice Sheet Just Lost 11 Billion Tons of Ice - in One Day Mark Tutton, CNN Tutton writes: "After months of record temperatures, scientists say Greenland's ice sheet experienced its biggest melt of the summer on Thursday, losing 11 billion tons of surface ice to the ocean - equivalent to 4.4 million Olympic swimming pools." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation