New Report Finds Class Is a More Potent Predictor of Incarceration Than Race. But Racism Drives It.
What if class, not race, is the variable most linked to mass incarceration? A data-driven report suggests that possibility.
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Elections Still Matter: Virginia Democrats Stun State Energy Monopoly in Late-Night Rejection
The Virginia House of Delegates voted for an amendment to block Dominion Energy from double-charging customers, a major victory for newly elected Democrats.
Is Antifa Counterproductive? White Nationalist Richard Spencer Would Beg to Differ.
The "alt-right" poster boy said antifa's confrontations led him to cancel upcoming speaking dates.
A Missouri Dollar General Voted to Unionize — Then a Manager at Another Store Asked About It and Was Fired
Dollar General is resisting attempts by employees at its Missouri stores to form — or even ask about — unions.
House Science Committee Wants to Investigate a Government Scientist for Doing Science
Republicans on the House Science Committee are accusing Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, of lobbying.
California Democrats Stand Behind Palestinian-Descended Candidate Despite Israeli Press Coverage of Ancestor’s Terror Links
California Democrats overwhelmingly endorsed Ammar Campa-Najjar on Sunday, brushing aside a potentially harmful report in Haaretz about his grandfather.
Washington Breaks Out the "Just Following Orders" Nazi Defense for CIA Director-Designate Gina Haspel
From former CIA directors to journalists, it's now popular in Washington to say the "Nuremberg defense" is legitimate if used on behalf of Gina Haspel.
“Dad, I’m Never Going to See You Again” — Two Brazilian Boys Describe Living Through Family Separation
The boys, ages 9 and 15, have not seen their fathers for more than a month.
Ireland Asks Voters to Lift the Nation’s Strict Ban on Abortion
Irish voters could repeal the nation’s near-total ban on abortion on Friday, but the polls are much closer than in the same-sex marriage referendum in 2015.
Party Leaders Are Not Strategic Geniuses, They Just Really Like Moderates, New Research Finds
Party organizations boost moderate candidates across the board, whether the general election is expected to be competitive or a long shot, research finds.