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Bob Pollin Busts the Overpaid Public Employee Lie
It keeps getting recited as if it is holy writ: Public sector employees have better pay and benefits than private sector employees. And with that belief firmly planted in …
Robert Pollin | Austerity Is Not a Solution: Why the Deficit Hawks Are Wrong (Video)
Wall Street hyper-speculation brought the global economy to its knees in 2008-09. To prevent a 1930s-level Depression, economic policymakers throughout the world enacted extraordinary measures. These included large-scale fiscal …
How Polling Places Can Affect Your Vote
Researchers argue the physical location of the polls not only affects how many people vote; it may also influence last-minute decisions regarding which box to mark or lever to …
As Federal Voting Rights Law Is Gutted, Some States Step In to Fill the Gap
In the wake of recent SCOTUS rulings, states are passing their own versions of the Voting Rights Act.
Trump Has Said Iran War Deal Is Close at Least 38 Times Since Start of Conflict
New polling shows that two-thirds of Americans do not view Trump as an effective negotiator to end the war.
Trump’s Cabinet Praises Him Once Every 6 Sentences, Analysis Finds
Historians have ranked Trump's cabinet as one of the worst in U.S. history.
Trump Moved to Eliminate Chemical Safety Board Before Deadly Spill Killed 11
New polling shows even 82 percent of Trump supporters want stronger federal protections from toxic pollution.
Trump Attacks GOP Lawmakers After House Passes Bipartisan Iran War Resolution
Despite Trump calling the vote “unpatriotic,” nearly 7 in 10 Americans back ending the war in Iran as soon as possible.
RFK Jr. Pursues Federal Government Access to Americans’ Medical Records
Millions in federal dollars have flowed into one nonprofit in Nebraska that’s cooperating with Kennedy’s project.
Feds Plan Biggest Lease of Land in Colorado History to Oil and Gas Companies
The planned 156,000-acre lease sale comes a year after Trump signed a bill encouraging drilling on public lands.