Former police sergeant resentenced for using excessive force against handcuffed woman
“The security video of George’s actions that day in 2013, is sickening.”
Inside the campaign to abolish the subminimum wage in 25 states by 2026
"This is the only future for the service sector and the economy overall: wages must go up or there will be no future.”
Why $73 million Sandy Hook settlement is unlikely to unleash a flood of lawsuits...
While the settlement is a notable victory for the families of Sandy Hook’s victims, it’s still unclear if it’s a game changer for gun control advocates.
‘Morally obscene’: Sanders blasts GOP, Manchin over 41% spike in child poverty
"How did this happen? Fifty Republicans and one corporate Democrat allowed the $300-a-month Child Tax Credit to expire," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Progressive organizations launch new campaign: ‘Make Meds Affordable’
The new campaign is calling on President Biden to take executive action to lower drug prices.
All American presidents have lied – the question is why and when
If presidents must sometimes lie to defend important political values, then, it seems as though the good president must be both able to lie and able to lie well.
Lack of media urgency over GOP efforts to steal 2024 elections
One of the “most consistent criticisms of the political press from the left these days is that it treats politics and policy as ‘normal’ when the United States is facing an unprecedented crisis of democracy.”
Physicians slam industry push to ‘fix’—not end—Medicare privatization scheme
"The industry thinks they can save it with minor tweaks and cosmetic fixes. But we won't back down until Direct Contracting is shut down, for good," one doctor said of the Trump-era program.
Suicide truckers
The "Freedom Convoy" in Canada wants to spread its anti-government, antisocial, and ultimately self-defeating messages far and wide.
Federal correctional officers plead guilty to bribery and smuggling charges
Each is currently scheduled to be sentenced on May 17, and each faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.