Yearly Archives: 2016
What’s Wrong with the Obama Administration’s Plan to Help Student Debtors
The public has until Aug. 1 to weigh in on the Department of Education's proposed new regulations.
A Tough Choice for Feminist Black Lives Matter Activists
Protesting a police killing and marching in support of a man convicted of rape can pose a real dilemma when one in five women nationwide has suffered a sexual assault.
Mayor Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
Convicted in April for obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice, Tanaka was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison, a $7,500 fine, and two years of supervised release following his prison term.
Supreme Court Legalizes Influence Peddling: McDonnell v. United States
McDonnell completes Roberts’ cooptation of the liberal justices to the dark side.
Paul Ryan’s Economic Plan
“Never underestimate the power of dogma when propagandistically spread about among people who do not know much history.”
VICTORY: Washington DC Raises Minimum Wage to $15
Several other cities have passed minimum wage laws, promising to have a minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2020 or 2021.
The Age of Disintegration
Neoliberalism, Interventionism, the Resource Curse, and a Fragmenting World
EXCLUSIVE: The Hidden Billionaires behind Trump
The Foreclosure King, The Three-Headed Dog From Hell and Goldman Sachs
Brexit: The Day We Entered the Eye of the Maelstrom
In this environment, the Obama administration’s pushing of the TPP is recklessly irresponsible politics that send us nose down into the eye of the maelstrom.
Justice Thomas Passionately Argues That Convicted Domestic Abusers Need Easier Access To Guns
In a dissenting opinion, Thomas lays out his issues with the Supreme Court upholding a gun ban for convicted domestic abusers.