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Union Members Demand a Voice in Presidential Endorsements
Several unions are responding to members' criticisms of how endorsements were made in 2016.
Private Contractor Defends Detention Inspections Deemed “Useless” by ICE Staff
Lawmakers and human rights advocates were shocked by the Nakamoto CEO's testimony on Thursday.
Will This Be the Scandal That Finally Prompts Republicans to Defect From Trump?
If Republicans circle the wagons now, they’re doing so around a stick of lit dynamite.
We Can Save the Planet by Defunding the Pentagon
Billions of Pentagon dollars could be freed for critical climate projects while ending the environmental havoc of war.
Why White Supremacists Love Facebook
Far from deplatforming racists, Facebook is moving toward private groups that will be harder to monitor.
Manufactured Misery at the Tijuana Border Crossing
Only one migrant has been granted asylum since the Migrant Protection Protocols went into effect in January.
The Right-Wing Media Twisted My 2015 Reporting on the Bidens and Ukraine
“It’s strange to see my journalism twisted, perverted and turned into lies," says reporter James Risen.
Over 2,000 Arrested in Egypt in Growing Protests Against Sisi
Thousands took to the streets to demand President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi resign over accusations of corruption.
Trump Slashes Refugee Cap to Record Low
The cap marks an all-time low since the U.S. refugee admissions program was established in 1980.
Trump’s Legal Manipulation Could Chill Future Whistleblower Testimony
Presidents cannot manipulate the classification of information to conceal their own illegal activities.