Tom Carper Touts His Environmental Record, but a Closer Look Suggests It's Not So Clean
Carper, running for re-election against Kerri Harris, is using his environmental record to prove his progressive bona fides. But it makes the opposite case.
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Andrew Cuomo’s Biggest Donors Rake in Millions From ICE
Since 2011, Cuomo has accepted at least $807,483 from luxury landlords who rent space to ICE and Customs and Border Protection, a new report says.
The Dialysis Industry Is Putting Profits Over Patients. A California Democratic Party Official is Quietly Helping Them
Vice chair Alex Gallardo-Rooker may have violated party bylaws by failing to disclose payments from the group opposing Proposition 8.
Wall Street Goes Silent on #MeToo
Gender inequality remains “disappointingly similar” to the 1980s, as Wall Street regulators fail even to collect data on sexual harassment.
The First-Ever Medicare for All Hearing Was Strangely Collegial
Given that Medicare for All isn’t a threat to become law while Republicans control the White House and Senate, the hearing took on a friendly feel.
Chicago May Become Largest City in U.S. to Try Universal Basic Income
With automation threatening jobs and polarizing workers, Alderman Ameya Pawar is promoting a pilot program to give $500 a month to 1,000 Chicago families.
Gary Cohn: Mission Accomplished
Trump’s top economic adviser is leaving the White House — but not before delivering a number of gifts to Wall Street and his old firm, Goldman Sachs.
Amid Rampant Wage Theft in Post-Harvey Reconstruction, Immigrant Workers Take on Disaster Recovery Giant — and Win
Day laborers working to rebuild Houston bypassed a web of subcontractors and exerted pressure at the top of the chain to recover their unpaid wages.
She Defended Her Land Against a Mine in Guatemala. Then She Fled in Fear for Her Life.
Guatemala is one of the most dangerous countries for Indigenous people and campesinos fighting to protect land from agribusiness and extractive industries.
North Dakota Seeks to Restrict Access to Public Records After Standing Rock Reporting Exposed Law Enforcement Abuses
A new bill would prevent the release of records related to security operations involving “critical infrastructure,” which includes fossil fuel pipelines.