| Jan 21, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyTen years ago, in January 2010, the Supreme Court released its disastrous Citizens United decision. The court, either through remarkable naivety or sheer malevolence, essentially married the terrible idea that “money is speech” to the terrible idea that “corporations...
| Feb 13, 2019 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAmy Klobuchar could’ve waited for the temperature to rise above 15 degrees before launching her 2020 presidential bid. Instead, she chose to risk frostbite and make her pitch in the middle of a snowstorm — all for an election more than 600 days away. The...
| Aug 9, 2017 | Rights / DemocracyYou know what’s wrong with American politics? It’s that there just aren’t enough ways for giant corporations and mega-rich political donors to funnel their big bucks into our elections and buy our government. At least that’s what Donald Trump,...
| Apr 5, 2017 | Rights / DemocracyIn today’s polarized political climate, it seems like there’s no issue that people can agree on — except for maybe one. Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, and people on all parts of the spectrum largely agree on one thing: There’s...
| Apr 6, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyExciting news, people: The Republican Party establishment has a secret plan to stop blue-collar voters from supporting Donald Trump. The plan is code-named “Operation Paul Ryan.” Good grief. The GOP’s old-line clique of congressional bulls, corporate...
