‘What the DOJ has memorialized on paper, we will memorialize in action.’ —Tory Russell, Hands Up United — by Sarah Lazare, staff writer A Department of Justice probe into the now-notorious Ferguson Police Department confirmed Wednesday what residents of this
— by CAP Action War Room Another Successful Open Enrollment Period Ends, Raising The Stakes For King v. Burwell Sunday marked the end of the Affordable Care Act’s second open enrollment period, and it was a success. More than 11.4 million people
How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records — By Rebecca Vallas and Sharon Dietrich Between 70 million and 100 million Americans—or as many as one in three—have a criminal record. Many have only minor offenses,
Our immigration system has been broken for decades. And every day we wait to act, millions of undocumented immigrants are living in the shadows: Those who want to pay taxes and play by the same rules as everyone else have no way
Nearly 50 years ago, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing beside him, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law to protect African-Americans and other minorities from racist policies that made it harder for them to register to vote and
Appeals will continue, but let’s take the Halbig decision at face value. How much will this decision cost the working poor? The amount varies with income and other variables, but for a 40 year old individual making $30,000 a year, the tax credit was
— Roberta Lange, Nevada State Democratic Party Chair A few weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court issued a backwards ruling that allows for-profit corporate CEOs to make medical decisions that should be made between a woman and her doctor. That’s right –
‘This ruling goes out of its way to declare that discrimination against women isn’t discrimination.’ – Lauren McCauley, staff writer at Common Dreams Defenders of women’s health and reproductive freedom are reacting with anger to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Monday
After a two week recess, the Senate has made significant progress in judicial confirmations on its first week back. This is not due to a drop in Republican obstruction, but instead to Majority Leader Harry Reid’s determination to overcome that obstruction. Only
Corporations are a legal construction, they are NOT “people” and as such do NOT have the same rights as individual citizens. But, that doesn’t matter to corporate CEOs who are apparently practicers of far right religious zealotry. To them, it’s not sufficient
