Voices
Contributions to Swing District Democrats by AOC Add Obstacle for Challengers
The contributions also signal a retreat from the theory of change upon which Ocasio-Cortez originally ran.
Politics
Some Right-Wing Troops Find Themselves Targeted by Their Own War Machine
“Would I consider myself fair game? The honest answer would be yeah, I guess I would.”
The Coronavirus Crisis
Pharmaceutical Industry Dispatches Army of Lobbyists to Block Generic Covid-19 Vaccines
New lobbying disclosures show over 100 drug lobbyists working to defeat the IP waiver request at the WTO.
New Hampshire’s Democratic Senators Are Quietly Resisting a Minimum Wage Hike
Maggie Hassan’s campaign recently cashed a check from the lobbyist leading opposition to the minimum wage. His spouse raises money for her.
CVS Health Quietly Made Massive Donation to Dark-Money Group Fighting Access to Care
The pharmacy and health insurance giant gave $5 million to Partnership for America’s Health Care Future.
BlueLeaks
The Defund Police Movement Takes Aim at Fusion Centers and Mass Surveillance
Legislators in Maine are debating pulling funding for the state's fusion center — the first such bill in the country.
Progressive Groups Fight AT&T and T-Mobile’s New Texting Rules
Critics say the rules, known as “10DLC,” will hamper their organizing and worsen private tech overreach.
Wall Street's Cooked Books Fueled the Financial Crisis in 2008. It's Happening Again.
This time, the issue is not a bubble in the housing market but rather apparent widespread inflation of the value of commercial businesses, on which loans are based.
Elizabeth Warren Suggests U.S. Explore Conditional Aid to Israel
In a speech, the Massachusetts senator proposed the restriction of military aid from use in occupied Palestine.
House and Senate Democrats Plan Bill to Add Four Justices to Supreme Court
The Constitution allows Congress to set the number of Supreme Court justices.