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James Holt and Nicole Smith-Holt held a picture of their son Alec—who died in 2017 at age 26 after rationing his insulin—at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul after state representatives passed the Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act on April 14, 2020. (Photo: John Autey/MediaNews Group/St. Paul Pioneer Press via Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The law is named for Alec Smith, an uninsured 26-year-old who died in 2017 after rationing his insulin.


Mount Rushmore National Memorial on April 23, 2020, in Keystone, South Dakota. (Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images)

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Nothing stands as a greater reminder to the Great Sioux Nation of a country that cannot keep a promise or treaty than the faces carved into our sacred land on what the United States calls Mount Rushmore."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"For voters and activists who supported Bernie Sanders in the primary, it's vital that Biden choose a running mate with a longstanding progressive track record of fighting for the working families of this country."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"American taxpayers shouldn't be supporting policies that undermine our values and interests, in Israel, in Palestine, or anywhere."


Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh attend the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Today's ruling is perverse," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The current moment should force us to confront the reality that, for too long, we have invested in the wrong priorities, the wrong tools, and the wrong solutions."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Meanwhile the Trump administration continues to try and bail out this garbage fire industry with our tax dollars."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The 10.7% number represents the hard floor that we'll bump up against when the virus vanishes, leaving us in a Great Recession level unemployment situation."


Police officers gather to remove activists during an anti death penalty protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court January 17, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The death penalty has no place in a just society," said Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass).



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Taxpayers provided funding for the development of this drug. Now Gilead is price-gouging off it during a pandemic. Beyond disgusting," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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