Not just the Supreme Court: Ethics troubles plague state high courts, too
North Carolina’s Supreme Court chief justice heard cases despite a conflict of interest. Experts say judicial ethics at state high courts everywhere don’t receive the scrutiny they deserve.
Trump’s biggest test so far
If President-Elect Trump declines to take advantage of this “blatant” opportunity to change course in a constructive direction on U.S. foreign relations, then what realistic expectation can there be that he ever will do so?
‘I bough…—I, I got them’: Bloomberg almost admits to buying members of Congress
"We prefer our politicians unbought."
Who represents us when our political parties represent only corporations?
Our future depends on bridging the artificially cultivated political divide that serves only interests fundamentally contrary to our common well-being.
Can the U.S. establish a ‘deconfliction’ with Russia in Syria?
The U.S. said late Monday that it would try to reestablish “deconfliction” with the Russians. A lot is riding on whether they do.
LOOK: Canada Welcomes the First of Thousands of Syrian Refugees
In stark contrast to the United States, Canada welcomed the first of what is to be thousands of Syrian refugees. Canada's plan is to welcome 25,000 refugees by March 2016.
Bernie Sanders Receives Another Major Union Endorsement
The endorsement was unanimously approved by the rank-and-file local delegates from the organization.
Bernie Sanders: As world faces climate crisis, 95% of EPA workers furloughed during Trump...
"So here you have a major crisis for the United States and for the world, and at the same time you have nobody, or almost nobody, working here at the EPA."
Political dynamite: Poor People’s Campaign and the movement for a People’s Party
Reading the political tea leaves is a far different task from making political tea.
Killer drones in the empire state
The U.S. drone war is escalating in numerous countries.