WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a financial deregulation package that would benefit the Koch brothers and the nation’s largest banks by a vote of 265-143.
The legislation would significantly weaken elements of the 2010 Dodd-Frank … Read more »
By Bhaskar Sunkara, Al Jazeera America
From the outside, it looks as though American voters are more confused than ever.
On election day, they showed their concern about growing economic inequity by voting for ballot measures that increased the minimum … Read more »
By Juan Thompson, The Intercept
On Tuesday, older, white voters — who traditionally support Republicans — went to the polls in droves, while turnout among traditionally Democratic groups — the young, the minoritized, and women — was down. Indeed, overall … Read more »
Variety: The ballroom of the Beverly Hilton was flush with pride at Thursday’s Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Gala, where billionaire media mogul and fundraising juggernaut Haim Saban inspired some of the biggest names in Hollywood and in … Read more »
By Frank Rich, New York Magazine
Every week, New York Magazine writer-at-large Frank Rich talks with contributor Eric Benson about the biggest stories in politics and culture. This week: The GOP’s midterm triumph, and what it means for the President, … Read more »
President Harry Truman once said “How many times do you have to get hit over the head before you figure out who’s hitting you?”
Why would anyone vote Republican?
As Bill Maher so eloquently said:
“Sixty-three straight months of economic … Read more »
By Sahil Kapur, Talking Points Memo
If Republicans win control of the Senate next week, as many expect, they will gain a powerful weapon to reshape President Barack Obama’s legacy in his final two years: the authority to block his … Read more »
The Committee serves to advise and make recommendations to the Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) on a broad range of topics including, the current scope of research on women’s health and the … Read more »
By Emily Badger, The Washington Post
What’s the big deal about getting an ID? You need one, after all, to participate in society in all kinds of other ways — to drive, to get married, to buy beer. Surely the … Read more »
By The Institute for Southern Studies
First they were supposed to vote early — in a nightclub. Then students, employees, and faculty at North Carolina’s Appalachian State University were supposed to vote early a mile from the farthest edge of … Read more »
