What’s missing from the political conversation around America’s embattled environmental law?
Congress
Posted inLaw and Justice
Who Wrote the 25th Amendment?
It turns out he’s still alive, and still teaching at Fordham Law. We had some questions about an amendment that wasn’t written to meet a moment like this.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
GOP War on Health Care Destroying Hospitals at Home and Abroad
More than 800 health care facilities are at risk or have already closed since Republicans severely cut funding last year. The worst is still ahead.
Posted inPolitics
Voter Suppression, Executive Order Style
Voting rights advocates, the Democratic Party, and state attorneys general are fighting President Trump’s midterms-timed attacks on American voters.
Posted inTAP
Trump’s Death Panel
The proposed cuts in several forms of health care spending are a real version of the fake ‘death panels’ that the right attributed to Obama’s Affordable Care Act.
Posted inPolitics
Himes Fact-Checked on ‘Misleading’ Claims About Warrantless Spying
Jim Himes keeps telling his constituents that U.S. intelligence agencies don’t spy on them, and ‘have no reason’ to buy Americans’ data. Advocates say that’s untrue.
Posted inPolitics
You Gotta Hand It to Chuck Schumer This Time
He went up against Republicans and … won?
Posted inPolitics
Democratic Leaders Shift Away From Israel
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s announcement that she will not vote for any Israeli military aid is part of an emerging trend.
Posted inPolitics
Privacy Advocates Ambush Himes Over Clean FISA Push
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), a leader on the House Intelligence Committee, faced protests over his support for a warrantless spying regime.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A K-Shaped Economy Requires K-Shaped Taxes
Wealth tax skeptics either fail to notice the massive upward redistribution of wealth, income, and political power, benefit from it, or fear challenging it.
