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DPA to Place Mock DEA “We’re Hiring” Ad in Roll Call, Skewering Agency in Wake of Scandals and Director’s Resignation
Congress has rarely scrutinized the agency, its actions or its budget, instead showing remarkable deference to the DEA's administrators.
Recently Passed Congressional Budget Plan Fails to Raise Revenues from Wealthy and Corporations
This week the US Senate approved a joint budget plan for the next fiscal year, which begins October 1.
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A Whale of a Conflict of Interest: Big Oil Lobbyist’s Oversight of Marine Protected Areas
It's just one example of the conflicts of interests that infest environmental politics in California.
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The Inhuman Failure of “Austerity“
Does the affluent society seem like a dream?
Fast-Track Bill Vote in Senate: Winter Is Coming
This will be a close vote in the Senate.
Obama to Visit Nike to Promote the TPP. Wait, Nike? Really?
In Nike President Obama may well have found the perfect company to visit to promote yet another job-destroying, billionaire-enriching trade deal.
How We Reach Critical Mass to Stop Climate Chaos
How do we reach the political “critical mass” to stop climate chaos, and tackle poverty and its accompanying social inequities?
The Salman Doctrine Could Singe Pakistan
The Saudi royal reshuffle is bad news for Pakistan.
NLG Calls on President Obama to Withdraw Executive Order Declaring Venezuela National Security Threat
President Obama issued Executive Order 13692, which declared a national emergency, calling Venezuela “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.”
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Rapid Rise in Super PACs Dominated by Single Donors
Super PACS that get nearly all of their money from one donor quadrupled their share of overall fund-raising in 2014.