Yearly Archives: 2017
Experts say the use of private email by Trump’s voter fraud commission isn’t legal
Instructions have been lacking, says one commissioner – a sharp contrast with similar groups in the past.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren launches investigation into Equifax breach
Warren's new bill will give consumers more control over their own personal data and prohibit companies like Equifax from charging consumers for freezing and unfreezing access to their credit files.
The 3 Americans who should pay for Medicare-for-All
Will the super-rich support American health?
Beyond Harvey and Irma
Militarizing Homeland Security in the climate-change era.
How Trump’s immigration crackdown threatens ‘Made in America’ dairy-industry miracle
Idaho farmers frustrated with far-right rhetoric, endless congressional fighting over undocumented Hispanic workers.
Where are all the monuments to the progressive Americans?
The organizers, activists, artists, writers, athletes, judges and occasional elected officials who fought to make the United States a more humane and inclusive country often go unacknowledged.
How could tax reforms impact charities and nonprofits?
With a higher standard deduction for most taxpayers, the average U.S. citizen might see some benefit from President Trump’s new tax plan.
The growing danger of dynastic wealth
The estate and capital gains taxes were originally designed to prevent the growth of large dynasties in the U.S. and to reduce inequality.
In this Korean crisis, Trump’s bullying tactics aren’t working and never will
The more that Trump threatens North Korea the more paranoid its leaders become; and the more they intensify efforts to successfully develop a nuclear strike capability.
“Carpe diem politics”: How to do more than just resist
Today’s social justice movements must seize opportunities, mobilize quickly, and, finally, embrace a carnival spirit.