Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's Office Is Working With Volkswagen to Crush a Union Drive
“Companies working hand-in-glove with conservative politicians to defeat unions is becoming the new normal in the South.”
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The Day I Met Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
She wasn’t yet the target of conservative hate-thirst, and up until two months before I met her, she was still going by “Sandy” and working at a bar.
Lawmakers From 11 States Have a Plan to Tackle Suicide and Other Issues Veterans Face
“When you look at the interest for this in red, blue, and purple states, that is a great mandate for the federal government to do something.”
Bernie Sanders Asked Bill Kristol to Apologize for Pushing the Iraq War. Guess What Happened Next.
As the Iraq War began in 2003, Kristol, a key backer, declared that he’d be “happy to be held to a moral standard” if he was wrong. He was lying.
How Rep. Ro Khanna Got a Price-Gouging Defense Contractor to Return $16.1 Million to the Pentagon
As a freshman, Khanna asked the Defense Department’s inspector general to look into Transdigm, a defense contractor with a monopoly over spare parts.
Targeting Iran
Arms Manufacturers Tell Investors That Iran Tension Fuels Business
With much of the world on edge over simmering tension in the Middle East, and the U.S. threatening war with Iran, defense executives talked of opportunity.
How Bernie Sanders Accidentally Built a Groundbreaking Organizing Movement
Activists working on Sanders’s 2016 campaign innovated an approach to organizing that was replicated in Europe and is driving his current presidential bid.
Sanders, Warren, and Wyden Slam Assange Indictment, a Renegade Use of the Espionage Act to Criminalize Journalism
The indictment marks the first time the U.S. has used the Espionage Act to target a publisher.
The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Harder for Transgender People to Access Homeless Shelters
A new Housing and Urban Development rule would roll back Obama-era protections for transgender people.
Connecticut's Democratic Governor Is Stonewalling a Bill That Would Make Phone Calls From Prison Free
With two weeks left in the legislative session, Gov. Ned Lamont has yet to express support for the bill, which is the first of its kind in the country.