Weeks after President Joe Biden announced he would end U.S. support for “offensive” military operations in Yemen by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a group of progressive lawmakers are asking his administration to clarify what forms of U.S…. Read More ›
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Police Want Larry Krasner Gone, So They’re Backing His Opponent
As Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s reformist district attorney, faces his first reelection challenge, the city’s law enforcement groups have coalesced around a former homicide prosecutor whom Krasner fired when he entered office in 2018. Carlos Vega, one of the 31 staffers… Read More ›
Corporate Lawyers Line Up for Justice Department Top Slots
The first day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s appointee for attorney general, was surprisingly uneventful. Garland faced little meaningful pushback from Republicans while assuring them repeatedly that he would not bring anything even resembling… Read More ›
In Biden's Nomination of Marty Walsh, Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Gets Her Final Comeuppance
The last time Joe Biden was in the White House, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh seemed an unlikely nominee for a future labor secretary. Carmen Ortiz, President Barack Obama’s U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, had Walsh in her crosshairs…. Read More ›
How to Understand the Rage Economy
The attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6 underlined a disturbing phenomenon that has become undeniable at this point: the fragmentation of the American public into a multitude of angry factions, radicalized in different ways online and holding completely… Read More ›
Adam Schiff’s Tough-On-Crime Background Complicates His Push to Be California AG
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom considers who to appoint as attorney general, criminal and racial justice groups are pushing back against Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff’s pitch for the job, citing his record of being “not only supportive of, but deeply… Read More ›
Former FBI Officials Tapped for Amazon's Growing Security Apparatus
Amazon, one of the largest corporations in the world, supplies state-of-the-art facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies, provides the military with a range of technology services, and is now building out its security operation with over a dozen former FBI… Read More ›
Amazon Hired Koch-Backed Anti-Union Consultant to Fight Alabama Warehouse Organizing
Amazon is bringing on a set of well-trained union suppression consultants in its high-profile fight to keep its massive warehouse workforce free of organized labor. The Seattle-based conglomerate recently retained a consultant named Russell Brown to help thwart the union election… Read More ›
Was Election Denial Just a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme? Donors’ Lawsuits Look for Answers.
President Donald Trump’s post-election litigation was, in legal terms, a flop. In financial terms, however, it was an unparalleled success, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in donations. While a small percentage of that money was spent on doomed legal challenges, much of it went… Read More ›
Robinhood Is a Perfect Example of Fintech's Insidious Power
This past week, we saw a perfect illustration of financial technology’s power. To spite “hedge fund bros,” retail investors led a surge in GameStop’s stock price largely through the trading app Robinhood. While progressives relished watching Wall Street’s old guard scramble amid… Read More ›