Congress doesn’t have the resources right now to take on Trump, and Democrats aren’t fighting to acquire them.

He’s enacted more groundbreaking progressive legislation than any other Democratic presidential candidate. And he’s going nowhere fast.

The DCCC has blacklisted vendors that work with progressive challengers, but it continues to pay those whose corporate clients work to block policies like net neutrality and Medicare for All.

As a renewed crackdown roils Venezuela’s opposition, foreign allies must push for a negotiated outcome.

After hours of debate, the American Law Institute gives up on a radical reinterpretation of consumer contract law.

Responding to the pro-labor upsurge, candidates are no longer shunning the “u” word.

Female trucker activists are fighting back against pervasive sexual harassment at one firm by going after the Fortune 500 clients they ship packages for.

A new ICE program may make it harder to keep immigrant families together.

Saturday is the 100th birthday of Jerry Wurf, who turned AFSCME into a powerhouse and a champion of equal rights.

Due to the Hyde Amendment, federal funds can’t be used to pay for an abortion except in cases of rape or incest. But some states, like Iowa, won’t even do that.

A new report shows that three-quarters of the money that individuals donated to pro-Democrat outside spending groups in 2018 came from finance founders and executives.

Republican state governments have blocked cities from raising wages and helping workers. Now, an activist movement is rallying to win back local power.

The Board chose today to release a month-old memo saying Uber drivers can’t unionize.       

Advocates at the state level are fighting for stronger confidentiality programs for survivors of domestic abuse.

How big is the non-standard workforce, and how do we measure it?

No matter what happens, we can’t count on Republicans to turn against the president. 

Alerted to the contributions, House Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters tells Sludge she will better vet her campaign contributors.

As the president props up lobbyists and cronies, Democrats must respond with aggressive oversight.

Democrats need to be specific about repealing the Trump tax cuts. 

The former veep seems stuck in the 1970s, when Democrats could reach across the aisle, and be stalwart friends of both Wall Street and labor.

Newsrooms across the country are laying off journalists, because the ad dollars generated from their work all filter up to Big Tech.

The digital activist Ahmed Mansoor’s hunger strike exposes the UAE’s repression.

Capitalism is more unpopular than ever—but the billionaire class has yet to catch on. 

As House Democrats call in witnesses to answer the questions raised by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report, Federal Election Commission officials should be at the top of their list.