On Colbert, Anderson Cooper has no good answers as to why CNN employs Corey Lewandowski
Good on Stephen Colbert. The “Late Show” host last night welcomed CNN host Anderson Cooper for a little chat, and the name of former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski…
Why Republicans won’t shut down Trump’s election fraud claims
Richard Cohen pleaded in his Aug. 23 op-ed, “GOP: Shut down this myth,” for Republican bigwigs to disclaim Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s pre-election claims about fraudulent voting. The fundamental…
The Reason Black Lives Matter Isn’t Just for Black People
Police reform is often framed as a black issue, and for good reason; black people, along with other minorities, are disproportionately searched and shot by police more than white people.…
NC private prison among 14 impacted by Department of Justice announcement
When Elizabeth Forbes, director of the prisoner advocacy group NC-CURE, received a call from a family whose incarcerated son was planning to commit suicide, she immediately contacted the prison he…
Donald Trump’s baseless claims about the election being ‘rigged’
Donald Trump preemptively challenged the results of the November presidential election, claiming in media appearances and rallies that the entire system is “rigged.” Trump’s charges of election fraud are not…
Writing Off Student Loans Is Only a Matter of Time
In her speech at the Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton exclaimed, “ Bernie Sanders and I will work together to make college tuition-free for the middle class and debt-free for…
Killer Instincts: When Police Become Judge, Jury And Executioner
Any police officer who shoots to kill is playing with fire. In that split second of deciding whether to shoot and where to aim, that officer has appointed himself judge,…
Working ‘The Chain,’ Slaughterhouse Workers Face Lifelong Injuries
Teresa, an immigrant from Mexico has worked at a pork processing plant in Lincoln, Neb., since 2011. She didn’t want to use her last name because she feared that a…
Scott Walker Supporter Files Class Action Over Milwaukee DA’s Secret Investigation
Legal wrangling over a probe launched by Milwaukee County District Attorney Mike Chisholm into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s 2012 recall campaign continues as a Wisconsin-based free-market think tank has filed…
Texas court ruling lets government keep contracts secret, inviting corruption to fester
A linchpin to government accountability lies in the old admonition to “follow the money.” But that’s an impossible task when the law says the government — and companies doing business…