Silicon Valley-Funded Privacy Think Tanks Fight in D.C. to Unravel State-Level Consumer Privacy Protections
Silicon Valley-funded privacy think tanks’ positions on a federal online privacy bill mirror the tech industry’s lobbying priorities.
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Elizabeth Warren Presses Pentagon on Its Planning for Climate Change
Establishing green standards in military procurement and other government agencies, such as the Postal Service, could be a major driver of decarbonization
How Democrats Did, and Did Not, Defend Ilhan Omar
When Nancy Pelosi failed to speak out forcefully in defense of Ilhan Omar, following the president’s attack, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren stepped in.
This April 15, Don’t Fall for the Right’s Favorite Lie About Taxes
You've probably encountered propaganda using extremely misleading statistics to claim that the U.S. tax system is soaking the rich. It's not.
These House Democrats Pledged Not to Take Corporate Cash — but They’re Using a Loophole to Do It Anyway
The Democrats are using a technical loophole in the Federal Election Commission’s designations for PACs to take corporate cash.
Betsy DeVos Quietly Making It Easier for Dying For-Profit Schools to Rip Off a Few More Students on the Way Out
The Obama administration initially dithered while for-profit colleges preyed on students, but eventually it cracked down on the sector. Not Betsy DeVos.
Elizabeth Warren Has a Novel Idea: Tax Corporations on the Profits They Claim Publicly
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is unveiling a new way to tax corporations: Take them at their word.
Julián Castro Got Off Easy for Ethics Trouble in the Last Presidential Campaign
In 2016, then-HUD Secretary Julián Castro violated a federal law while campaigning for Hillary Clinton; the Obama administration chose not to reprimand him.
Wendell Primus, the Most Powerful Staffer in Congress, Represents a Generational Divide on the Left
Wendell Primus's generation of liberals strives not to make the world a better place, but to make it less bad than Republicans want.
Nancy Pelosi and Cheri Bustos Continue Dividing Democratic Party, Take New Swipes at Ocasio-Cortez
The latest attacks by party leaders on the Bronx freshman suggest that they feel under siege.