Politics

Amazon adopts $15 minimum wage, California bans animal-tested cosmetics and becomes first state to require women on corporate boards, and more.

You see, what this ‘food fight’ has always been about is getting elected and staying in power.

The Facebook founder's “philanthropy” lets him stash his billions without paying taxes.

Freedom Partners, officially organized as a 501 (c)(6) trade association for the purpose of “promoting economic freedom,” funnels money from the Koch Network of billionaire donors to a growing number of political advocacy organizations controlled by Koch operatives.

Republicans have advanced a number of arguments to defend their position. None of them hold up to scrutiny.

Tom Perkins recently bought a full-page ad attesting to the presidential worthiness of Carly Fiorina. Yet is your campaign in a heap of hurt if you need Tom Perkins to defend your “abilities, intellect, and talent?”

Should Trump or a Trump mini-me ultimately succeed in capturing the presidency, a possibility that can no longer be dismissed out of hand, the effects will be even more profound. In all but name, the United States will cease to be a constitutional republic.

“We must pass S. 1, the For The People Act. The future of American democracy is at stake.”

“When the people of America use their power to see that this government operates in this manner then this country will be on the path leading to true greatness.”

The Syriza party claims victory in Greece to become the first member of the 19-nation euro zone to be led by a party rejecting German-backed austerity. The victory is considered a victory for all the people of Europe who are fighting against austerity.