Federal judge orders 1,300 fired employees of Education Department reinstated
District Court Judge Myong J. Joun in Massachusetts reinstated 1,300 Education Department employees and restored "the Department to the status quo."
Louisiana offers clear example why states should expand Medicaid – not reduce it
Legislators in Washington and in state capitols would be wise to see these results as a bellwether for the nation.
Ari Berman: Republicans in North Dakota are attempting to disenfranchise thousands of Native voters
The law could make a difference in the close race between Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp and her Republican challenger Kevin Cramer.
Clinton Emails: Is this Watergate? Or Just Another Whitewater?
The Hillary Clinton email hysteria rages on as the Washington press corps have virtually declared war on her. But is this a Republican stunt to derail the Democratic presidential candidate they fear the most?
The Sanders “Economic Plan” Controversy
"When you dare to do big things, big results should be expected. The Sanders program is big, and when you run it through a standard model, you get a big result.” – James K. Galbraith
The End of Big Banks
When reasonable Republicans and Democrats begin to converge on policy, we are more likely to get sensible change.
Venezuelan coup Democrats vomit on Green New Deal
The chief problem with our most comprehensive movements (Sunrise and the PPC) isn't what they do, but what they fail to SAY – and this problem is best exemplified by their failure to condemn a Venezuelan coup that VOMITS on their stated aims.
America has already fired Trump
They make him irrelevant. Politics happens around him, despite him. He’s not literally gone, but he might as well be.
Mueller, Russiagate, and the 2020 elections
The only true magic bullet in this case is the collective determination of all Americans who still believe in decency and democracy.
Terrorizing the vulnerable
“We only want to live in peace, work, have a home, be a family.”