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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Under the Radar, Trump Tries to Weaken Federal Employee Unions Thwarted By Court
“President Trump’s illegal action was a direct assault on the legal rights and protections that Congress specifically guaranteed to the public-sector employees across this country who keep our federal government running every single day.”
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The Militarization Of Police Does Not Reduce Crime
New research finds that it does, however, reduce public support for law enforcement.
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The North Carolina Gerrymandering Chaos That Could Upend the Midterms, Explained
North Carolina might have to redraw its House maps mere weeks before the midterms.
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Federal Court: First Amendment Protects Sharing Food With Homeless People
In a colorful decision that managed to invoke the Boston Tea Party, Lady Macbeth and Jesus of Nazareth, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that feeding the homeless is “expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment.”
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How SLAPP Lawsuits Are Letting Corporations Steal the Truth
Corporations want ownership of the truth, just like they want ownership of the earth. Through SLAPP suits, companies can exact a heavy price on activism, stripping advocacy groups of their already meager assets.
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I’m a Doctor and Even I Can’t Afford My Student Loans
When the highest earners struggle with the cost of education, the nation needs to get serious about the problem.
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GEO Group [private prison company] continues to expect gains from the feds for the rest of the year
Private Prison Company Continues to Celebrate its Trump Bump. In an earnings call earlier this month, Geo Group, one of the world’s largest private prison companies, had a sunny projection to present to shareholders.
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Could Accusations of Anti-Semitism Derail the Labour Party Under Jeremy Corbyn?
A growing chorus of Labour supporters are concerned that Jeremy Corbyn's handling of anti-semitism charges could cost him his role as prime minister at the next general election – and could even derail the party itself.
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Why Public Banks Are Suddenly Popular
There's only one in America—in North Dakota. But a growing movement is pushing for them across America, from L.A. to D.C.
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Protesters clash, arrests mount after toppling of Confederate statue at UNC-Chapel Hill
Protesters clashed Saturday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — resulting in several arrests — a few days after a group toppled a Confederate soldier’s bronze statue that was erected on campus more than a century ago.
