The President Is Not Above the Law
From the New York Times Editorial Board: “This great nation can tolerate a president who makes mistakes,” declared Senator Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican. “But it cannot tolerate one who…
The Cambridge Analytica-Facebook Scandal and the Coming Data Bust
From today’s New York Times: The queasy truth at the heart of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, which is so far the company’s defining disgrace of 2018, is that its genesis…
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Mick Mulvaney says CFPB’s priority is ‘free markets and consumer choice’
From today’s LA Times: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief Mick Mulvaney told lawmakers Wednesday that the agency’s new priority is “to recognize free markets and consumer choice” and take “a…
Better Your Chance For Equal Pay – What You Need To Know Now
From today’s Forbes Magazine: The gender pay gap is the most entrenched barrier to equality women face. It seems so simple: equal pay for equal work. But the formula is…
Breaking: FBI raids Trump lawyer’s office
From today’s LA Times: President Trump lashed out Monday at news that his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, was the subject of an FBI raid, calling it “a disgraceful situation” and…
Facebook Says Cambridge Analytica Harvested Data of Up to 87 Million Users
From today’s New York Times: Facebook on Wednesday said that the data of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with a political consulting firm connected to…
An International Final Four: Which Country Handles Student Debt Best?
From today’s New York Times: Although an American college degree remains a good investment on average — the higher earnings for most graduates justify the cost— millions of borrowers are…
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Breaking News: Kentucky teachers rally at State Capitol over state budget
From today’s LA Times: Thousands of Kentucky teachers filled the streets near the state Capitol in Frankfort on a cold, overcast Monday to rally for education funding. Teachers and other…
Frustrated Supreme Court Looks For A Solution To Partisan Gerrymandering
From today’s NPR News: The Supreme Court justices seemed to grasp the problem of gerrymandering in oral arguments on Wednesday and that it will only get worse, as computer-assisted redistricting…
John (“Bomb Iran”) Bolton, the New Warmonger in the White House
From today’s The New Yorker Magazine: Hawks are closing in on the White House. John Bolton, arguably the most abrasive American diplomat of the twenty-first century, will soon assume the…