How one organization is helping to grow cooperative businesses in New York City
Green Worker Cooperatives nurtures co-op startups in the South Bronx.
Not just the Supreme Court: Ethics troubles plague state high courts, too
North Carolina’s Supreme Court chief justice heard cases despite a conflict of interest. Experts say judicial ethics at state high courts everywhere don’t receive the scrutiny they deserve.
Supreme Court upholds mandatory repatriation tax in Moore case
The mandatory repatriation tax (MRT) was enacted in 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the provision has raised more than $300 billion of revenue for the federal government since then.
NYC taxi drivers took on predatory lenders — and won
This worker-driven organizing victory could pave the way for future debt relief.
A chill wind: Texas unleashes bounty hunters on women
Texas' latest abortion ban deputizes ordinary citizens to hunt down and sue anyone who helps a woman get an abortion after 6 weeks (e.g. clinic staff, taxi drivers, someone who provided money for the procedure).
ACLU formally opposes Kavanaugh, citing credible sexual assault allegations & partisan temperament
“As a nonpartisan organization, the ACLU does not oppose Judge Kavanaugh based on predictions about how he would vote as a Justice. We oppose him in light of the credible allegations of sexual assault against him.”
Buffalo police assaulted a 75-year-old longtime peace activist, now Trump is attacking him too
“Martin is someone who deserves, like all our elders, much more respect and care.”
Why Wikis are a useful tool to protect online information from being ‘disappeared’
Wiki sites are at the forefront of a shift toward decentralized information sharing.
What the GOP’s Supreme Obstruction Means for Women
Senate Republicans are leaving women in limbo on several crucial issues.
How Summer of Heat on Wall Street is using disruption to end fossil fuel...
This is the main focus of the Summer of Heat on Wall Street, a sustained campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience against financiers like Citigroup.