Fighting Inequality in One of the Nation’s Most Unequal States
Since the start of the pandemic, Connecticut’s fourteen billionaires have seized $12.6 billion in additional wealth — while hundreds of thousands of working people across the state, especially working people…
Leading Manhattan DA Candidate Has Repeatedly Paid Almost No Federal Income Tax
The leading candidate to take over the investigation relating to former President Donald Trump’s taxes paid virtually no federal income taxes in four of six recent years. Tali Farhadian Weinstein,…
Biden Has a Chance to Oversee the Biggest River Restoration Project in History
It’s hard to put into words what wild salmon mean to the Pacific Northwest. They are the heartbeat of the region’s rivers, and the annual return of salmon from the…
Over 100 Anti-Protest Bills Have Been Introduced Since George Floyd Rebellion
This June, a dangerously low-flying helicopter operated by the Department of Homeland Security descended on the largest civil disobedience action yet against the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota. In an…
Bombshell: Google Funded Wuhan Lab Collaborator’s Research For Over A Decade
Tech giant bankrolled EcoAlliance founder Peter Daszak’s research since at least 2010.
Facebook to update its community standards to clarify what it considers satire
illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Following a recommendation from its Oversight Board, Facebook says it will update its community standards to be clearer about how it handles satirical…
‘A Lifetime In Debt’: Older Americans Are Facing A Student-Loan Crisis
There are now about 8.7 million Americans aged over 50 who are still paying off college loans, and their debt has increased by about half since 2017.
K Street Sets Sights on New Semiconductor Policy Amid Global Shortage
A sweeping bill to encourage companies to manufacture semiconductors in the U.S. passed the Senate on June 8 with bipartisan support. The tiny computer chips are used in practically all…
Few Cops Who Used Force on George Floyd Protesters Have Faced Discipline
Last summer, ProPublica compiled 68 videos that appeared to show police officers using disproportionate force against protesters during the nationwide events following George Floyd’s death in police custody. We had…
The Big Lie Will Go Down in Revisionist History Like the Civil War “Lost Cause”
Lies are a denomination of power. The bigger the lie, the more power it represents. Right now in this country, we are being treated daily to the Big Lie that…