Former Koch agents, fossil fuel industry hired guns now staffing Trump’s federal agencies
The Trump transition team was loaded with Koch-tied operatives, many from the Institute for Energy Research, a Koch-funded group which helped carve out the Trump White House's energy policy.
Violent arrest of Emory Professor spotlights brutality of police crackdown on campus protests
Emory University incident raises alarms: Academic community questions police response to peaceful campus protests amid growing national debate on academic freedom and civil liberties.
Former Equifax executive charged with insider trading
Jun Ying reaped proceeds of nearly $1 million.
A Fukushima on the Hudson?
The risk of a pipeline explosion in proximity to Indian Point is one in 1,000.
The True Cost of Mass Incarceration Exceeds $1 Trillion
Ultimately, the social cost of mass incarceration is 11 times higher than total spent on the corrections system itself.
The Supreme Court’s crisis of legitimacy
What other recourse is there, except to reach for the pitchforks?
Fox Settles Sexual Harassment Suit For $20 Million
When asked if Ailes would be contributing a portion of the $20 million settlement, his lawyer, Susan Estrich, told The New York Times, “Mr. Ailes is not contributing anything.”
Last Night: Lies, Price Gouging, a Howler and Deplorables
The news isn’t good but our critic is awarding more orchids than onions this cycle.
Tread carefully, think big: Impressions on AOC and the Green New Deal
It will be up to the activist communities she came from to defend the Green New Deal and push for it to become a reality in 2020 and beyond.
The same old monster, with an orange face
If there is one small silver lining to this, it’s that it could create an opening for a more radical alternative to grow in opposition to the Republican sweep.