It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
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Exposed - Nebraska's Unconstitutional Bill to Push the Keystone Pipeline
Through a complex maneuvering of legislative bills, Nebraska politicians are using unconstitutional means to give TransCanada the right to build the Keystone pipeline through their state.
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New Offshore Leaks Database Reveals Names Behind Covert Companies and Trusts
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published a new interactive database to search information about the ownership of tens of thousands of offshore entities in tax havens.
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How a Community Bill of Rights Is Empowering People Against Corporations
The public interest law firm Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund has coined the term “Community Bill of Rights,” setting standards at the municipal and county levels to privilege environment and health over corporate profit.
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Storing Data, Burning Carbon: The Ecology of a National Security State
The indiscriminate and warrantless collection of personal data from millions of people not only violates the U.S. Constitution — the data farms are also an extreme waste of water and electricity.
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With New York Bill, "Annoying" the Police Could Soon Land You In Jail
Bill S.2402, sponsored by New York State Senator Joe Griffo, seeks to make it a felony to annoy a police officer.
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Two Secret Trade Agreements Threaten to Undo Our Last Shreds of Food Safety
You could soon be eating imported seafood, beef or chicken products that don’t meet even basic U.S. food safety standards.
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Keystone XL Activists Labeled Possible Eco-Terrorists By TransCanada
Documents show that TransCanada, owner of the hotly contested Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, has colluded with an FBI/DHS Fusion Center in Nebraska, labeling non-violent activists as possible candidates for "terrorism" charges.
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NSA Spying Extends to Contents of U.S. Phone Calls
The National Security Agency disclosed in a secret Capitol Hill briefing that thousands of analysts can listen to domestic phone calls, e-mail and text messages.
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Getting Money Out Of Politics: Delaware Becomes 15th State Seeking to Overturn Citizens United
Eight in ten Americans oppose the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that allows unlimited corporate spending on U.S. elections. Delaware is the latest state to demand to Congress step in and overturn it.
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Game-Changer: Could Elizabeth Warren’s "Bank on Students" Bill Be An Economic Breakthrough?
The Massachusetts senator's bill has been dismissed as “shameless populist demagoguery” and “a cheap political gimmick,” but could Warren’s outside-the-box bill be a game-changer that actually turns the economy around?
