Republicans won’t even debate “For the People Act” as they flood states with voter...
According to the Voting Rights Lab, 18 states have enacted more than 30 laws to restrict voting since the November election.
From Drone Strikes to Black Sites, How US Foreign Policy Runs Under a Cloak...
For years, the U.S. did not even publicly acknowledge the existence of the drone strikes. This, among other foreign policy issues, brings about the debate over our national security and secrecy.
Mayor Found Guilty in Corruption Trial
Spending less than two hours deliberating, the jury found Tanaka guilty on Wednesday of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice.
Ben & Jerry Arrested in Front of Capitol Building
Joining hundreds of other activists on Monday, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were arrested in front of the Capitol Building along with several top officials from the Sierra Club, Greenpeace, the AFL-CIO, and NAACP.
$1 Billion Spent in 2016 Presidential Race — and Other Numbers to Know
Big money, and plenty of oddities, mark latest round of campaign disclosures.
The progressive movement just scored a huge win in Philly’s DA race
Larry Krasner’s victory was a referendum on Trump as well as on a whole host of issues that predate the president: immigrant rights, the war on drugs and mass incarceration.
Federal minimum wage stagnant for 3,615 days, a ‘shameful’ period in history
"I've been criticized for this so let me say it again: the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hr is a starvation wage. Every worker deserves a living wage of at least $15 an hour."
US poverty statistics ignore millions of struggling American
Who counts as poor in the U.S. today?
Measuring the share of the population that experiences poverty is important...
D.C. and Maryland attorneys general file federal lawsuit against Trump
“It puts our democracy at risk when a president puts his financial interests before the American people.”
The progressive’s guide to reacting to offensive comedy
Ten tips for when everyone says your favorite comedian has “gone too far.”