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A Flurry of Courts Have Ruled on Election Maps. Here’s What They’ve Said

February 14, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Judges in a number of states have recently thrown out election maps, saying that they have been gerrymandered to the point of being unconstitutional, effectively…

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Why the Trump-led GOP Continues to be the Party of Massive Budget Deficits

February 12, 2018 Editor

From today’s LA Times: The Trump administration proposed a spending plan on Monday that projects deficits as far as the eye can see, giving up the longtime Republican goal of…

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Opinion: The ‘Manly’ Jobs Problem

February 11, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Insults, groping — even assault. That kind of sexual harassment came along with being one of the very few women on a construction site, in…

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When Wall Street Writes Its Own Rules, It’s An Age of Unprecedented Corruption

February 9, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: On July 25, 2013, a high-ranking federal law enforcement officer took a public stand against malfeasance on Wall Street. Preet Bharara, then the United States…

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SCOTUS conservatives set to strike down union fees on free-speech grounds

February 8, 2018 Editor

From today’s LA Times: Paying union dues and baking a wedding cake may not seem like classic examples of free speech—except perhaps at the Supreme Court. This year, the high…

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#VotingRights Update: Group Targets GOP States to Attack Gerrymandering

February 7, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: A Democratic group backed by former President Barack Obama intends to pour millions of dollars into an eclectic array of elections in a dozen states,…

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Market Update: Why Rising Wages Are Scaring the Hell Out of Stock Investors

February 6, 2018 Editor

From today’s Slate Magazine: On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released a strong jobs report showing wages rising at their fastest rate since the Great Recession. Then, the stock…

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How Wells Fargo and Federal Reserve Struck Deal to Hold Board Accountable

February 6, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: On a Thursday evening in mid-January, a group of top Wells Fargo executives sat down for dinner in an upscale surf-and-turf restaurant near the White…

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Justice Department Dismisses Corruption Case Against Menendez

February 1, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The Department of Justice on Wednesday dismissed all the remaining charges against Senator Robert Menendez, a decision that underscores how a 2016 Supreme Court ruling…

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Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire Hathaway team up to lower healthcare costs for their workers — and maybe everyone

January 31, 2018 Editor

From today’s LA Times: Three of the nation’s most formidable companies — Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. — sent shock waves through the healthcare industry Tuesday…

A Flurry of Courts Have Ruled on Election Maps. Here’s What They’ve Said

Why the Trump-led GOP Continues to be the Party of Massive Budget Deficits

Opinion: The ‘Manly’ Jobs Problem

When Wall Street Writes Its Own Rules, It’s An Age of Unprecedented Corruption

SCOTUS conservatives set to strike down union fees on free-speech grounds

#VotingRights Update: Group Targets GOP States to Attack Gerrymandering

Market Update: Why Rising Wages Are Scaring the Hell Out of Stock Investors

How Wells Fargo and Federal Reserve Struck Deal to Hold Board Accountable

Justice Department Dismisses Corruption Case Against Menendez

Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire Hathaway team up to lower healthcare costs for their workers — and maybe everyone

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