The 2018 Midterm Cycle Could Be the Most Islamophobic U.S. Election Ever
Donald Trump has ushered in an era of pervasive Islamophobia in American politics.
Politics
Public Pensions for Sale
How a Gang of Hedge Funders Strip-Mined Kentucky’s Public Pensions
Kentucky’s willingness to gamble massively on high-risk alternative investments for its pensions has made the state an easy mark for Wall Street hucksters.
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The Despicable Campaign to Roll Back Transgender Protections in the Massachusetts Midterms
“Once we have formal legal protections, stripping them away at the ballot does way more harm than if the protections were never there in the first place.”
Public Pensions for Sale
How Wall Street Drove Public Pensions Into Crisis and Pocketed Billions in Fees
Public pensions squander tens of billions of dollars each year on risky, poor-performing alternative investments like hedge funds.
Anti-Muslim Bigots Are Weaponizing Abuse Allegations Against Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison’s Republican opponent for attorney general, Doug Wardlow, has sent a mailer that accuses Ellison of defending known terrorists.
South Carolina Is Lobbying to Allow Discrimination Against Jewish Parents
One Protestant group wants the federal government to sponsor discrimination.
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Native American Sovereignty Is Under Attack. Here's How Elizabeth Warren's DNA Test Hurt Our Struggle.
Elizabeth Warren took the bait on Donald Trump's racist “Pocahontas” DNA challenge. Her reaction hurt more than she might realize.
Democratic Consulting Firm Teams Up With Hospital Industry to Battle Nurses Union
In Massachusetts, an industry-funded campaign being run by Democratic consultants threatens to derail a ballot initiative to create a nurse-staffing limit.
Provocateur James O’Keefe Has More Ambush Videos On Key Senate Races, He Tells Secretive GOP Donor Confab
James O'Keefe is at it again — and promised more signature video stings in a slate of upcoming Senate races.
Florida Handed $200 Million to Rick Scott Donor Amid Massive Contribution to Scott’s Super PAC
A Florida state agency invested $200 million with a massive Wall Street private equity firm one week after the firm’s CEO donated to a super PAC run by Florida Gov. Rick Scott.