The torture-friendly Trump administration
Only stupid people say torture works – and one of them is sitting in the White House.
Senators urge Army leadership to testify before Congress about Fort Hood firings
The U.S. Army failed Sergeant Elder Fernandes, Specialist Vanessa Guillen, and their families and they, like the families of all of the soldiers who have suffered at Fort Hood, deserve justice.”
Hundreds of California farmworkers begin 335-mile march for voting rights
In California, hundreds of farmworkers are marching for 24 days to demand better protections against voter suppression in union elections.
Trump would cut TANF by $21 billion, impose harmful spending restrictions
This budget would halt states’ progress and encourage them to withdraw critical supports to families in poverty.
These companies support climate action, so why are they funding opposition to it?
A tale of Paris climate agreement supporters, political spending and unintended consequences.
Student-led climate action is flourishing in DeSantis’s Florida
The “Green New Deal for UF” is a statement of support for bold, progressive climate action put forward by students.
When does punishment fit the endless crimes of endless outlaws?
Few arrogant thugs resist the fates – / Comeuppance blights true reprobates.
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Why Mitch McConnell’s refusal to help states with pandemic costs is morally bankrupt
McConnell is focused on one thing—capitalizing on the crisis at the expense of working Americans.
Blue wave of money propels 2018 election to record-breaking $5.2 billion in spending
The high levels of partial disclosure suggest that dark money is not disappearing.