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There's a lot of talk of late about the politics of 'repealing and replacing' the Affordable Care Act ('ObamaCare') by the incoming Republican Administration and GOP majorities in both the U.S. House and Senate. But there's not as much discussion in the media about the very real costs -- to human beings -- of repealing the measure, or of those who will be devastated by loss of access to health care. All of this comes with more than 20 million Americans now having access to healthcare, thanks to the ACA, and, just last week, the largest single day of sign-ups ever for the federal program. But Republicans may no longer fear any political ramifications, with their gerrymandered stronghold of Congress and control of the nation's airwaves. That argument may be bearing itself out in North Carolina right now, where the GOP state legislature -- which already enjoys a super-majority in both the NC House and Senate -- has carried out a brazen power grab to strip power from the Executive Branch now that a Democrat has narrowly won election Governor. In both NC and Wisconsin, Republicans have recently been found by federal courts to have unconstitutionally gerrymandered state election districts. And, in both states, the GOP has passed wildly radical laws that hurt Democrats and progressives, no matter how unpopular those laws may be or the ensuing uprisings at both state capitols. Both states are likely to be a model for GOP legislators in the rest of the country. Finally, Desi Doyen joins us for some late-breaking news concerning new Obama Administration restrictions on off-shore drilling and for latest 'Green News Report', with new attempts to keep drinking water safe from coal and lead, and to keep science safe from Donald Trump...