Former Equifax manager sentenced to home confinement for insider trading
“The integrity of the stock markets and the confidence of investors are impaired by those who use nonpublic information for personal gain.”
‘Keep fighting’: Schumer ‘making progress’ on canceling student debt
"Write, call, email," urged the Democratic leader, who said President Joe Biden is "more open" to the proposal than ever before.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 9, 2018
Trump freezes Obamacare payment program, Starbucks says goodbye to plastic straws, Colorado schools are arming teachers with no state oversight, and more.
DOT suspends a Trump administration rule allowing liquified natural gas transport by rail
The suspension of the federal rule will remain in effect until either DOT passes a replacement rule that governs LNG by rail, or June 30, 2025 before LNG transport by rail can resume.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders was kicked out of a restaurant for working for Trump
“We just felt there are moments in time when people need to live their convictions. This appeared to be one.”
Oxfam reveals how rich nations are helping for-profit health industry exploit poor patients
Development finance institutions run by wealthy countries have fueled "a free-for-all of private greed over public good," the humanitarian group shows in a new report.
31 killed in deadliest week for wildfires in California history
Fire officials are preparing for conditions to worsen with high winds expected to return.
The myth of meritocracy
Meritocracy remains a deeply held ideal in America. But the nation is drifting ever-farther away from it.
Voting systems: how they work, vulnerabilities, and mitigation
Today’s voting systems have strengths and weaknesses. The new report “Voting Systems: How They Work, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigation” was created to explain how these systems work and to discuss vulnerabilities at key junctures that have been exploited by partisans seeking to sow chaos and doubt about the results.
Congressional stock trading: Ethical dilemmas and the push for reform
Unveiling the profitable pursuits of Congress: a deep dive into lawmakers' stock market triumphs and the ethical quandaries they pose.









