Flint Residents Charged the Highest Rates in the Country to Drink Poisoned Water
Flint residents were not only drinking contaminated water for months, they were being forced to pay over double the average rate for a typical American family.
The roadblock to common sense pension reform
Vote for legislators who want to allow workers to save for retirement and against legislators who are shills for the financial sector.
Bernie Sanders Receives Another Major Union Endorsement
The endorsement was unanimously approved by the rank-and-file local delegates from the organization.
How we can fight back against Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency
If we really want to fight Trump, we may have to make these changes without any tax break incentives. We might even have to pay for the privilege.
Brother of Hillary Clinton’s Top Campaign Aide Lobbied for Fracked Gas Export Terminal Co-Owned...
In October 2012, Podesta Group began lobbying on behalf of the proposed ExxonMobil-Qatar Petroleum Golden Pass LNG facility in Sabine Pass, Texas, according to lobbying disclosure forms. The forms indicate that Tony Podesta himself, not just his staff, lobbied on behalf of the terminal beginning in quarter four of 2013.
The Promise (and Peril) of the New Populism
Populism can be dangerous when embraced by the right because it usually comes mixed with nativism.
Eco-collapse hasn’t happened yet, but you can see it coming
And no excuses, okay? We’ve been given fair warning.
‘The corruption is bottomless’: Documents reveal chair of Postal Service Board is director of...
"Can the GOP's takeover of USPS be any more blatant?"
Who Says Crime Doesn’t Pay?
One more reason Wall Street bankers privately wink and grin at these seemingly huge punishments is that even paying the full $5 billion would only be relatively painful.
Majority of College Kids Go Hungry—Even With Jobs and Financial Aid
Over half of college students are facing food insecurity despite assistance programs.