Fifty years ago, two Memphis sanitation workers were crushed by garbage compactors while on the job. Incensed by the deaths and years of low wages and poor working conditions, thousands of black sanitation workers took to the streets of Memphis in protest, demanding that their union be recognized and pay be raised. Five decades later, […]
Nineteen state attorneys general say requests to add a question about citizenship status to the 2020 Census would suppress participation, disproportionately affect immigrant communities, and affect the distribution of billions in federal funds. They also believe it’s against the law. “This undercount would frustrate the Census Bureau’s obligation under the Constitution to determine ‘the whole […]
During a speech to the National Sheriffs Association in Washington on Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed to protect “the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement.” “I want to thank every sheriff in America. Since our founding, the independently elected sheriff has been the people’s protector, who keeps law enforcement close to and accountable to people […]
Five months after a Category 4 hurricane sparked the longest blackout in U.S. history in Puerto Rico, the island is still struggling with blackouts, water shortages, and insufficient aid. Northern Puerto Rico returned to a familiar place — total darkness — late Sunday night after an explosion and an electrical fire at the Monacillos power […]
President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited infrastructure plan on Monday, touting the proposal as a $1.5 trillion investment in the nation’s highways, bridges, waterways, and other infrastructure projects. The plan’s topline number sounds great on the surface, but it wildly misconstrues the actual investment being proposed by the federal government — and Trump knows it. […]
The Trump administration released its second budget proposal on Monday, and as prior reports indicated, it abandons the long-held GOP position, as well as the explicit promise President Trump made, to balance the federal budget within 10 years. The budget will cut spending, but not nearly enough to balance the budget within the traditional 10-year budget […]
Donald Trump Jr. is back. Trump’s eldest son was almost entirely absent from cable news interviews following his bungled attempt last summer to cover up his central role in the infamous Trump Tower meeting with Russian nationals who promised him dirt on Hillary Clinton. The eldest Trump son, ostensibly focused on running his father’s business […]
In September, when state regulators in Washington state denied a key permit for what would have been the country’s largest coal export terminal, local environmental and public health groups cheered. They saw this as the final nail in the coffin of a project that has faced almost a decade of resistance. But more than 1,200 […]
The Education Department is about to make it a lot harder for defrauded students to get debt relief, undoing years of work from activists calling on the department to provide relief to students who were victims of fraud at for-profit colleges. Some of these colleges promised students they would get jobs despite evidence to the […]
Industry-friendly lawmakers are waging a coordinated campaign with the Trump administration to strip Americans of their legal rights to use the courts to hold polluting companies and the government itself accountable for violations of bedrock environmental laws and other important public protections. Members of Congress have introduced more than 50 bills over the past year […]
U.S. figure skater Mirai Nagasu, 24, made America proud Monday when she completed a historic triple axel during the Winter Games in Pyeongchang. She made 3-1/2 rotations in the air — landing the triple axel — then went on to do eight more triple jumps and high difficulty spins, the Washington Post reported. Nagasu was the […]
The social media site Gab, infamous for being a haven for white nationalists and other far-right figures, has raised over $5 million from investors and is now hoping to expand its operation. The company announced that it had raised $5 million last week from more than 1,000 investors, and has a series of plans for […]
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday said that his department’s employees will be subject to mandatory sexual harassment training by June 1 and are expected to intervene and take action against any misconduct they witness. Speaking to embassy staff in Cairo, Tillerson said: “There is no form of disrespect for the individual that I […]
In response to a recent court order, Pennsylvania Republicans want to replace the state’s unconstitutionally gerrymandered congressional maps with a map that is even more gerrymandered. When the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state’s gerrymandered congressional maps last month, the court ordered the Republican-controlled legislature to submit new maps by February 9. The Democratic […]
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed suit on Sunday in New York County Supreme Court against Harvey Weinstein and his company, alleging that “The Weinstein Company repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.” The complaint also names Harvey Weinstein’s brother, Robert. The suit throws a […]
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed suit on Sunday in New York County Supreme Court against Harvey Weinstein and his company, alleging that “The Weinstein Company repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.” The complaint also names Harvey Weinstein’s brother, Robert. The suit throws a […]