Lobbyists who have shilled for foreign interests in secret for decades may now be forced to come clean.
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Janus: A New Attack Presents Old Challenges for Unions
There’s a new case against public-sector unions headed to the Supreme Court. But the challenges it presents are anything but new.
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A Baker’s Toxic Recipe for Discrimination
A ruling for the bakery owner in the so-called “cake case” before the Supreme Court could inflict untold harm on gay people, true religious liberty, and civil rights.
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DeVos Has Rescinded College Sexual Assault Guidelines. What Now?
The Trump administration’s decision to end the 2011 guidelines draw attention to a split in the left wing.
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New Police Crimes Database Provides Law Enforcement Accountability Tool
In September, Bowling Green State University in Ohio published the country’s first online police crime database. It’s a small but noteworthy milestone for groups like Black Lives Matter who have called for greater law enforcement accountability as police brutality and the shootings of African Americans by officers have continued to dominate headlines. The Henry A. […]
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How the NRA Made the Gun a Symbol of Tribal Identity
For years, the gun lobby has framed opposition to gun regulation as being the on the side of angels in America’s culture wars.
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The Right’s Legal Attacks Go After Remaining Fragments of Worker Power
Conservatives’ crusade to limit worker rights through the courts is coming to a head.
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The House Has Passed a Bill That Could Create a National Deportation Machine
And no one seems to be paying attention.
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For Now, California Bails on Bail Reform
The bail industry, now abetted by big insurance companies, chalks up another victory for its lobbyists.
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Amending the Constitution: A Civics Test Americans Need to Pass
Democracy watchdogs must stand firm against conservative attempts to hijack how the country’s founding document evolves.