Sheldon Adelson Got a Surprise Gift in the Middle of the Government Shutdown
The GOP donor known for pushing to move the U.S. embassy in Israel has another major priority. And now he's 2-for-2.
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Rachel Cohen is a contributing writer for The Intercept and a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and Vice, among other outlets.
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Coming Off LA Strike Victory, a New Wave of Teacher Protests Takes Hold
On Monday, thousands of Virginia teachers descended on Richmond to pressure state lawmakers to increase funding for public education.
A Democratic Firm Is Shaking Up the World of Political Fundraising
Grassroots Analytics exploits an ambiguity in campaign finance law, which is whether the company has in fact “obtained” information from FEC reports.
LA Teachers Are Mad About Charter School Growth. Why Won't Democrats Acknowledge That?
As national Democrats voice support for LA teachers, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the first to acknowledge the strike is partially about charter schools.
Workers Just Notched a Rare Win in Federal Court
The decision concerns a ruling that the NLRB made about who counts as a joint-employer, a question that has been integral to movements like Fight for 15.
Could Expanding Employee Ownership Be the Next Big Economic Policy?
Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., have both pushed employee stock ownership plans, a potential tool to reduce income inequality.
Emails Show Political Group No Labels Gave Work to Firms Linked to Founder’s Husband
No Labels has grappled with conflicts of interest tied to its use of political consultants with links to Mark Penn, husband of founder Nancy Jacobsen.
A GOP Governor Has a Chance to Fix a Blue State’s Draconian Approach to Paroling Juvenile Offenders
Larry Hogan, re-elected to his second and final term, should give juveniles with life sentences a real chance at parole, criminal justice reformers urge.
Pro-Charter School Democrats, Embattled in the Trump Era, Score a Win With Hakeem Jeffries
The newly elected House Democratic Caucus chair, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, has been supported by a pro-charter school charter PAC for more than a decade.
Amazon HQ2 Will Cost Taxpayers at Least $4.6 Billion, More Than Twice What the Company Claimed, New Study Shows
Amazon’s new headquarters will bring it at least $4.6 billion in state and local subsidies, according to an analysis by Good Jobs First.