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Without Paper Ballots, Fear of Vote Rigging Clouds 2016 Primaries
To ensure election integrity, officials should use paper ballots, counted in public and recounted or audited when necessary.
Mapping Study Pins Wild Bee Decline on Intensive Farming Practices
A new study suggests that conversion of grassland and pasture to row crops is the driving force behind the disappearance of bees.
Ordinary Americans Fought Big Money and Won in 2015
Groups have seized the moment by successfully using grassroots mobilization to push candidates to address money in politics.
Welcome to the United States of Flint: A Coast-to-Coast Toxic Crisis
There are many post-industrial Flints, many other hidden tragedies affecting US children that await their moments in the news.
Squatter’s Rights: Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Fight Over Omaha Tribal Land
The case that will determine if the boundaries of Indian reservations can be redrawn by judicial fiat.
Oil Industry Caused 2005 Swarm of California Earthquakes
According to a new study, oil and gas wastewater disposal has been tied to a series of earthquakes in California for the first time.
The Conservative Playbook for Keeping “Dark Money” Dark
Groups opposing tighter state campaign finance rules coach their local supporters on how to battle disclosure of political donors.
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Amid College Lawsuits, Obama Administration to Establish “Student Aid Enforcement Union“
More than 1,300 of borrower claims involve federally-guaranteed loans.
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Regulating Banks vs. Displacing Them: Where Clinton and Sanders Disagree on Wall Street
Sanders and Clinton often use similar rhetoric when discussing Wall Street, but their financial policies are far from the same.
Obama’s Last Budget May Be Ignored by the GOP
Throughout the Obama administration, the divide between Congress and the White House has been growing steadily wider.