Massachusetts energy secretary engaged in Enbridge facility review while negotiating job with project’s consultant
Massachusetts’ ethics laws prohibit state employees from participating in matters where they may benefit financially as they seek prospective employment.
Here’s Elizabeth Warren’s plan to close the wage gap for women of color
"It’s time to build an America that recognizes the role that women of color play in their families and in the economy."
The system: Who rigged it, how we fix it
The challenge we face is large and complex, but we are well suited for the fight ahead. Together, we will dismantle the oligarchy. Together, we will fix the system.
The product is the problem: Why Meta’s $17 billion settlement matters beyond America
The agreement could mark a turning point for public policies on social media precisely because it addresses the architecture of the platforms themselves.
Trump orders construction of U.S.-Mexico border wall, admits taxpayers will foot the bill
Trump says negotiations with Mexico will begin “relatively soon.”
Bernie busts Uncle Joe
I am happy to point out that Bernie raised a lot of money in a single day and no one in the media (except LA Progressive and yours truly, plus a lot of tweets and Reddit postings), pointed this out.
The grifters do ‘tax reform’
If you're a working-class or middle-class taxpayer, this "reform" offers nothing except uncertainty.
Harvard Has Billions, So Why Won’t It Pay Workers a Living Wage?
Striking dining hall employees at the Ivy League school have turned the spotlight on the low salaries of administrative positions nationwide.
Supreme Court allows fracked gas pipeline’s use of eminent domain. But the pipeline’s victory...
The decision could give private companies more power to take state land, but experts point to a thicket of legal obstacles that remain in the pipeline’s way.
Trump threatens sanctuary cities with more undocumented immigrants; politicians welcome his plan
"Let's not concede that having refugees in our cities is something to be threatened by."