Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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"The System Is Rigged": Jeremy Corbyn Wants to Put Wealth Back in the Hands of Ordinary People
Ahead of next month's general election, the Labour leader said his party will overturn the rigged system by implementing fairer policies, including a minimum wage of £10 an hour and an increase in corporation tax for big businesses.
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Wisconsin ID Law Kept 200,000 Voters From Polls — and Trump Won by Just 22,748 Votes
Wisconsin's voter ID law may have suppressed a stunning 200,000 votes in the 2016 presidential election, keeping disproportionately Democratic and African-American voters from the polls – where President Trump won by a mere 22,748 votes.
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Louisiana, Seeking Criminal Justice Reform, Moves Toward Reducing its Prison Population
Many conservatives are getting on board with the changes.
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Behind Comey’s Firing: An enraged Trump, Fuming About Russia
The president deliberated for more than a week before ousting the FBI chief who was investigating Trump associates.
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Anti-Protest Bills Would "Attack Right To Speak Out" Under Donald Trump
The ACLU says more than 30 bills have been introduced amid a huge swell of activism, prompting UN intervention over the criminalization of peaceful protest.
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On Navient Misconduct, Student Debt Activists Stay Silent—For Now
The nation’s largest student loan company, Navient, handles over $300 billion in federal and private loans – though recent details emerged showing the company misled student borrowers while approving subprime loans that defaulted at rates up to 92%.
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Net Neutrality Activists Take on New FCC Chairman
FCC chairman Ajit Pai wants to revisit the Net Neutrality fight.
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6 Ways Emmanuel Macron Rewrote The Script Of European Politics
France's new president – its youngest ever – got where he is by breaking with the conventions that have recently defined politics in Europe.
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Recruiting Women Farmers for the Campaign Trail
Feeding off the post-election surge in political activity, the Plate to Politics network aims to help women farmers on both sides of the aisle campaign on a platform of sustainable food and farming.
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Macron wins presidency as France rejects Le Pen and her right-wing populist tide
The landslide was just the latest blow in 2017 for far-right movements that had seemed to be on the march last year, but have suffered a series of setbacks in recent months across continental Europe.
