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Being a whistblower and exposing wrongdoing at large, well-established corporations is not all Erin Brokovich makes it out to be. The cases have traditionally been an uphill battle whose benefits, if any, come late. Americans may love a good David and Goliath battle, but the power of large corporations often overshadows that love. Now that […]

Being a whistblower and exposing wrongdoing at large, well-established corporations is not all Erin Brokovich makes it out to be. The cases have traditionally been a uphill battle, whose benefits, if any, come late. Lawyers for whistleblowers, have been more sucessful in the last few years, with more opportunities to file their cases, and when […]

Could it really be that the tide is turning in favor of American voters? According to the New York Times this week, the ruling in Pennsylvania that voters will not have to present government issued photo ID to vote is “the latest and most significant in a series of legal victories for those opposed to […]

One of the things sorely missing in the 2012 election is the presence of a female candidate in the presidential race. While impressive numbers of women have been vying for congressional office, the lack of a female contender for even VP makes the campaign trail at times feels like a lockeroom. Not that 2008 was […]

The Government Integrity Fund is a 501(c)4, a dark money group with a wildly misleading name. The Fund has been making a big splash in Ohio, spending a million dollars in advertisements against Senator Sherrod Brown. Justin Elliott’s recent report in ProPublica reveals the extent of the Fund’s duplicity. Elliott uncovered the Government Integrity Fund’s […]

Even if you stayed awake through the policy blizzard that was Wednesday night’s debate, you didn’t hear a word about the dramatically different future the candidates can bring about for women and families. So I’m going to take this opportunity to bypass the rehash of statistics, awkward facial expressions, and possible implications for Big Bird […]

Across the Midwest and the South, crops fail and farmers suffer from the driest conditions in 50 years.