Low-wage employers spent billions inflating CEO pay through stock buybacks
President Biden has the power to crack down on executive excess by imposing new CEO pay and buyback restrictions on federal contractors.
Wall Street bonuses decline but still dwarf worker pay increases since 2008 crash
Since 2008, growth in the average Wall Street bonus has far outstripped wage growth for ordinary U.S. workers.
Missing From the Debates: Climate Change, Poverty, Campaign Finance and More
The presidential candidates have not been asked questions on some of the critical issues facing us, and Chris Wallace has no plans to ask them.
This is how Medicare for All will save lives
The current administration is, however, moving in the opposite direction, trying to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which would end coverage for 21 million people.
‘Outrageous, callous, and cruel’: Seniors rip Trump for holding COVID-19 relief hostage to push...
“Trump’s actions are a war on seniors. He is insisting on threatening Social Security on which most seniors rely for their food, medicine, and other basic necessities.”
Overcrowding, rotten food & nooses: DHS watchdog confirms horrific conditions at immigrant jails
Now Homeland Security’s own inspector general has revealed how detained immigrants are subjected to rotten food, severe overcrowding, inadequate medical care, and broken and overflowing toilets.
Trump’s New Super PAC Attack Dog
Top donor of 'Rebuilding America Now' is developer Geoffrey Palmer.
Texas court sidesteps anti-judge shopping reforms, fueling conservative legal strategies
The Northern District of Texas defies guidance aimed at ending "judge shopping," maintaining a status quo that lets conservative litigants choose their judges, igniting debates on judicial fairness.
‘GOP loses a big one in their war on drop boxes’: Federal judge bars...
"Drop boxes have proven to be a secure method of collecting ballots, and are crucial in allowing voters to safely cast their vote during this unprecedented pandemic."
On the road from protest to power: A rising tide
The “political establishment” is going to have a much harder time using its financial and institutional muscle to relegate this new generation of thoughtful, strategic and energized grassroots candidates.