Deputy resigns after charged with shooting unarmed woman and lying to investigators
Recorded on police dashcam video shooting an unarmed woman in the groin, a Florida sheriff’s deputy was indicted Wednesday on charges that...
How the American Legislative Exchange Council turns disinformation into law
State lawmakers introduced nearly 2,900 bills based on ALEC templates from 2010 through 2018. More than 600 of them became law.
BREAKING: Connecticut To Automatically Register 400,000 Voters
Connecticut becomes the fifth state to adopt this policy to make it easier to vote.
An Open Letter to Bernie Sanders
Senator Sanders, let's have a strong movement, with your people in Washington communicating directly to your supporters who want to make “Our Revolution” something unique in American politics.
Head of National Nurses encourages Bernie Sanders to start a People’s Party
Criticizing the Democrats and ditching them are two entirely different things.
The Bernie Campaign: The Democratic Party’s Biggest Insurrection in Decades
Genuinely progressive candidates can inspire and galvanize -- and sometimes they can even win. But election campaigns, especially national ones, are almost always boom/bust.
Former Compton deputy treasurer charged with embezzling $3.7M
Galvan could face a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.
Republicans repeal law blocking people with severe mental illness from owning guns
Lawmakers that supported the rule are worried about what this may mean for family members that take care of mentally ill individuals.
How Empathy, Not Protest, Can Defeat Trump and Right-Wing Extremism
If we take the time to understand what’s actually going on in the heads of our opponents, we’ll discover much more effective tactics than protest.
Hurricane Costs Expected to Skyrocket Due to Climate Change
“Climate change is real, it is caused by human activity and it is already causing devastating harm. Extreme weather disasters like hurricanes will devastate communities and cost the American taxpayers billions of dollars.”