Violent white supremacist loses job with major US defense contractor
“I can’t believe that participation in an organized white supremacist group focused on street-level violence wouldn’t jeopardize your security clearance.”
Asylum seekers win in court as federal judge rules against indefinite & arbitrary detention
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled asylum seekers who have passed a credible fear interview should be given humanitarian parole, not indefinite detention.
Discharging immigrants: Enlistees in the US Army with legal status no longer on path...
“This decision must be reversed now, for the sake of our military, to show that America keeps its word and to uphold the very values we claim to stand for."
Puerto Rican mayor and other officials arrested on corruption charges
“The public must be able to trust the officials who are put in charge of government funds. Anyone who violates that trust will be brought to justice."
Jeff Sessions sets back the clock
How low can he go? And how far back can this Attorney General take us?
Economy adds 213,000 jobs in June, unemployment edges up to 4.0 percent
The average hourly wage in manufacturing rose just 1.7 percent in the last year.
A nationwide campaign to take back cities from the corporations that rule them
“How do we learn from each other, share wisdom, share tactics, share strategies, and look at ways we can combine forces at key moments?”
Plastics industry loses legal bid against Chile’s landmark bag ban
Chile's Constitutional Court ratified a bill that bans plastic bags across the country after rejecting an appeal from the plastics industry.
A public bank for Los Angeles? City Council puts it to the voters
California legislators exploring the public bank option may be breaking not just from Wall Street, but from the Federal Reserve.
Scandal-plagued Scott Pruitt resigns from EPA, coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler now interim EPA chief
“Like Pruitt, this veteran coal lobby lobbyist has shown only disdain for the EPA’s vital mission to protect Americans’ health and our environment.”