There are multiple similarities between Trump and the British monarch when looking at the 27 grievances the framers outlined in their 1776 declaration.
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The FBI Violated Its Own Rules While Spying On Keystone XL Opponents
Internal documents reveal that the agency failed to get approval before it cultivated informants and opened files on individuals protesting against the construction of the pipeline in Texas.
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Senate Democrats Knock Down Obama's Trade Agenda, Saying No to Fast Track
Members of the party banded together to prevent the Senate from considering legislation that would give the president the authority to push through the Trans-Pacific Partnership unamended.
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Homelessness in Los Angeles Rises 12%
A sluggish economic recovery has left the poorest residents of the second-largest U.S. metropolitan area falling farther behind.
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Police at the Freddie Gray Protest in Austin Proved Just How Much They Love Pepper Spray
An unexpected use of chemical weapons by officers in the Texas capital has a police accountability expert questioning their training.
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Baltimore Revelations: Thousands of Suspects Arrive Too Injured To Go To Jail
Records obtained by the Baltimore Sun show that correctional officers refused to admit nearly 2,600 severely injured detainees who were in police custody between 2012 and 2015.
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California Leads New Community Energy Model Speeding U.S. Move To Renewables
Sewage and solar power may be odd bedfellows in the race to save the climate. But in Sonoma County, Calif., an experiment is underway to install the nation’s largest floating solar array on wastewater treatment ponds.
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Dodd-Frank Is Working – That's Why Congress and Wall Street Are Trying to Kill It
Wall Street hates reform for a reason – and a closer look shows why.
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We're Building a Moral Commons, and We're All in This Together
The scars of our fear smolder in Baltimore and other cities, but as we turn towards one another we need to feed another part of ourselves – collective justice, economic justice, materialized empathy.
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One in Four Local Banks Has Vanished since 2008. Here's Why You Should Care
While megabanks make megabucks, local banks are financing businesses that create jobs and improve our well-being. So why are they disappearing so rapidly?
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Free College, Cancelled Debt: Will This Soon Be America's Reality?
In an exciting development, Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced matching resolutions to guarantee that all students have access to debt-free college educations.