FEMA had a plan for responding to a hurricane in Puerto Rico – but...
The disaster-relief agency, under fire after Hurricane Maria, won’t release the plan, even as a comparable document for Hawaii remains public.
6 simple reasons we should raise the minimum wage right now
The federal minimum wage—just $7.25 an hour—hasn’t been increased in more than a decade.
Justice Department changes position on Texas’ discriminatory voter ID law
The DOJ, now overseen by Jeff Sessions, is walking back years of effort aimed at limiting the harmful effect of state voter ID measure on minorities.
How to Deal With Your Uncle Bob
In preparation for the holidays, here’s a survival guide for dealing with your right-wing relatives.
The think tank industrial complex: Sowing doubt and disinformation
Without some kind of regulation, unaccountable think tanks will continue to obscure the truth about the issues they present to the public and offer often financially lucrative revolving doors for politicians and policymakers as they leave government service.
Trump’s attorneys’ ‘absolute immunity’ bromide is worthy of disbarment
SCOTUS conservatives aid and abet this absurdity.
NBC’s Presidential Forum Continued the Shameful Corporate Coverage of the Great American Meltdown
It was a low, wretched performance, by the network and both candidates, full of fluff and posturing and Alice in Wonderland statements of policy along with an almost complete derogation of authority by the anchors.
Supreme court sides with giant corporations Nestle and Cargill saying they cannot be sued...
“We’re celebrating ‘the end of slavery’ but American companies are still profiting off of slave labor.”
Baltimore County drops $12K fine against church for helping homeless
Instead of immediately addressing the basic needs of Dundalk’s homeless population, the county initially decided to punish the few people willing to help fellow human beings.
Hiding America’s War Crimes in Laos, While Reporting on the Grim Results
The NY Times recently reported on the “Secret War” by the U.S. against Laos, but it failed to mention that this bombing and strafing campaign was targeted. Did the NY Times coverup Washington's war crimes committed in Laos?







