Trump prepping to deny election results The president declined to accept the midterm election results Tuesday as he unleashes the DOJ on states Salon · Oct 27
Trump Administration Plans to Hire Private Debt Collectors to Pursue Student Loan Borrowers After the Midterms Trump officials weigh restarting collections on defaulted federal student loans, potentially leading to wage garnishment and tax-refund offsets from 2027. International Business Times UK · Oct 20
Group blasts Trump’s ‘baseless’ threats of $5B defamation lawsuit over National Guard report he didn’t like Center for American Progress CEO Neera Tanden says the president is trying to ‘silence’ the group with yet another First Amendment threat The Independent UK · Aug 21
Trump fingerprints all over Project 2025 Project 2025 is part of a larger network of right-wing groups gearing up for a second Trump term for years Salon · Aug 16, 2024
Biden nears now-or-never point for cementing new climate rules WASHINGTON — It’s a pivotal moment for President Joe Biden’s climate agenda as he reaches the halfway point in his first term, with his administration planning to impose major climate policies touching everything from the cars Americans drive to the electricity they use. Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023
'Desperation': Child care struggle worsens in rural U.S. Across the United States, from Oregon to New York, demand for child care far exceeds supply The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022
Offshore wind best deal for taxpayers A new report finds per-acre revenue from offshore wind blows oil and gas out of the water Salon · Oct 2, 2022
Analysis-Shinzo Abe's divisive legacy lingers in Japanese policy Two months after he was assassinated, Shinzo Abe is still stirring controversy, evidence of how the polarising former premier's legacy is shaping Japanese politics on everything from defence to monetary policy. Reuters · Sep 27, 2022
Justice for sale: The dark-money tsunami Will a right-wing electronics tycoon's unprecedented $1.6B donation force us to face the tide of corruption? Salon · Aug 30, 2022
Swing-state Democrats embrace law enforcement to hit GOP on crime Dems have gone on the offensive by linking rising crime rates to gun violence. Axios · Jul 19, 2022
With Roe v. Wade overturned, disabled people reflect on how it will impact them Bodily autonomy is a principle of the disability rights movement. With the overturn of Roe v. Wade, people with disabilities worry about how they will be disproportionately affected. WEKU · Jun 25, 2022
UAW official warns 'we can't assume' electric vehicles will bring good jobs The auto industry is barreling toward electrification. That can be an exciting opportunity or a threat to working people, United Auto Workers Vice President Cindy Estrada said Tuesday. Tribune News Service · May 25, 2022
Workers with disabilities are struggling to get jobs even in this tight labor market Typically, the gap in unemployment rates for people with and without disabilities narrows at moments like these. But this time is different. Axios · May 24, 2022
Michael Hiltzik: How the stench of corruption from Trump's administration persists to the present day The Trump administration may be gone from Washington, but the acrid stench of corruption lives on. Los Angeles Times · May 17, 2022
Axios · Apr 26, 2022 These companies paid little to no federal taxes last year "These are huge profitable corporations, and they hardly pay any taxes."
Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022 Stuart Rothenberg: When nothing beats something Patrick Gaspard was director of the White House Office of Political Affairs under Barack Obama, and he served as national political director for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. He is now president and chief executive officer of the Center for American Progress, a liberal public policy organization.