A House Divided: This Time, Between The People and The Corporations

We must confront the corporate corruption of democracy to ensure that our American family still has a house to fight in.

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North Carolina: A Case for the Voting Rights Act’s Modern Relevance

As the Supreme Court weighs whether the feds should maintain oversight in Southern election law, North Carolina proves why the answer is obviously yes.

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In 5-4 Decision, Supreme Court Stands By FISA Eavesdropping Law

The Supreme Court turned back a challenge to a federal law that broadened the government’s power to eavesdrop on international phone calls and e-mails.

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Too Fat to Vote: Supreme Court Weighs Gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965

In November, I joined African-American voters on “Souls to the Polls” day. Their wait for a ballot: four hours. Then I went up the road to an all-white polling station. Wait: zero minutes. Is it really time to gut the Voting Rights Act?

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Huge Supreme Court Case Could Change Everything About Rich People In Politics

The wealthy could have politicians in their pockets.

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An Exit Strategy from Two-Party Rule

The November election is not a battle between Republicans and Democrats. It is a battle between the corporate state and us.

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FISA Goes to the Supreme Court

The U.S. government insists that Americans don’t have the right to challenge a law that lets the National Security Agency eavesdrop on the intimate communications of anyone in the country. But all that could change.

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The NYPD Rewrites History

After serving as the epicenter for press suppression and journalist arrests over the last nine months, the NYPD is trying to rewrite history and pretend like nothing ever happened.

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How the 1% Hijacked Our Courts

Those at the top of the economic pinnacle have taken an ever-growing share of the nation's income, and then leveraged that haul into ever-greater political power, which they have in turn used to rewrite the rules of the market in their favor.

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