Former Ethics Head Blasts “Openly Corrupt” Ted Cruz for “Selling Access”
A government watchdog expert who formerly served as head of the Office of Government Ethics lashed out at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this weekend after an op-ed by the senator…
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A government watchdog expert who formerly served as head of the Office of Government Ethics lashed out at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this weekend after an op-ed by the senator…
As the Biden administration has been placing further scrutiny on wealthy and corporate taxpayers, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that the government has missed out on $7 trillion…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week reaffirmed a contentious rule that bans athletes from engaging in political speech or silent acts of protest, specifically stating that the phrase “Black…
Have you enjoyed the quiet? I hope so, because it might be over. According to a report in Tuesday’s Washington Post, a cobbled clutch of “experts” from Facebook that calls…
Image Credit: Courtesy HBO A new four-part documentary series, Exterminate All the Brutes, delves deeply into the legacy of European colonialism from the Americas to Africa. It has been described…
Nearly six months after voting ended in the 2020 presidential election, Republicans are leading an effort in Arizona to throw undue doubt into President Joe Biden’s win in the state…
Imagine this scenario: A month before the vote on the federal budget, progressives in Congress declare, “We’ve studied President Biden’s proposed $753 billion military budget, an increase of $13 billion…
Richard Cordray, a former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has been selected to serve as the chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid within the Department of…
The leading Democratic recipients of pharmaceutical industry cash in Congress are refusing to endorse calls for a temporary suspension of patents for coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics, an indication of Big…
The Guantánamo conundrum never seems to end. Twelve years ago, I had other expectations. I envisioned a writing project that I had no doubt would be part of my future:…