by Donald Kaul | Jun 10, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
When Dennis Hastert was indicted for trying to cover up some $3.5 million in hush money payments to a man he’d allegedly sexually abused decades ago, Washington was shocked. I wasn’t. I was shocked that Hastert, who’d spent the better part of his life in public...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 10, 2015 | Blog, Democracy, Economy
Police violence against unarmed African Americans occurs against a too-often-ignored backdrop of economic disparity that both fuels and informs the resentments and racial tensions behind the events. As Rep. Keith Ellison wrote in an oped for The Guardian, encounters...
by Jacob Woocher | Jun 9, 2015 | Democracy
When Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton last week spoke on voting rights at the historically black Texas Southern University, she sharpened the contrast between Democratic and Republican presidential candidates on how they address the right to vote. “We...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 9, 2015 | Blog, Current Issues, Democracy
Americans know the ugly truth about money in politics. Though the wealthy conceal payoffs through dark money deposits into political pockets, it’s no secret to the American public that the rich are buying the government. The extent of Americans’ cynicism about...
by Robert Reich | Jun 8, 2015 | Current Issues, Democracy
Washington has been rocked by the scandal of J. Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker in the history of the U.S. House, indicted on charges of violating banking laws by paying $1.7 million (as part of a $3.5 million agreement) to conceal prior...
by Joshua Ferrer | Jun 2, 2015 | Democracy
In a typical Friday garbage dump, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, vetoed a bill that would have re-enfranchised 40,000 previously incarcerated Marylanders currently on probation or parole. These are citizens that have already served their time, yet still...
