As 2015 Begins, Remember 2014′s Wins
The core message from last year’s elections wasn't that voters embraced the GOP’s right-wing values, it's that they didn’t want to elect namby-pamby Democrats. But there is now a chance to say “yes” to an array of progressive ballot initiatives.
Stephen Colbert raises $1 million for Puerto Rican disaster relief
Colbert managed to continue raising awareness for the hurricane survivors in Puerto Rico while raising $1 million in less than a week.
Bernie Sanders Questions Staggering Price of Cancer Drug
“Members of Congress can no longer allow the drug companies to charge our people the highest prices in the world. We have to make a stand.”
Congresswoman arrested during voting rights protest on Capitol grounds
“I stand in solidarity with Black women and allies across the country in defense of our constitutional right to vote.”
Sorry, Feds: Kids Can Sue Over Climate Negligence, Judge Says
"This will be the trial of the century that will determine if we have a right to a livable future, or if corporate power will continue to deny our rights for the sake of their own wealth."
Four Secret Service Assistant Directors Demoted Amid Scandals
Although acting Director Joseph Clancy demoted four assistant directors, they are now free to resign or report for new assignments within the Secret Service or its parent agency, DHS. Has the Secret Service suffered from a lack of leadership?
Private prisons poised to reap billions as Laken Riley Act passes Congress
Corporate interests dominate immigration policy under new legislation.
Supreme Court denies Trump administration’s ban on asylum for immigrants who illegally cross
The trump administration's ban conflicts with current immigration law.
Philanthropists raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for groundbreaking Climate Emergency Fund
"In order to tackle the problem, we need to first define it accurately and force our leaders to declare a climate emergency."
Welcome to Your Delusional Democracy
Better to choose to make American democracy great again by standing up to a corrupt system.