It Took Nearly 50 Years, But New York Finally Just Decriminalized Abortion
For decades, pro-choice activists have pushed to reform abortion access in one of the country’s most liberal states: New York. It still had on its books
BREAKING: Davos Billionaires Hate High Taxes
Here is today’s least surprising headline:
According to the Washington Post, Michael Dell was asked what he thought about a 70 percent tax rate on income
GoFundMe Campaigns. Payday Loans. McDonald’s Shifts. The Painful Reality of Surviving Trump’s Shutdown.
The partial government shutdown forced Jason Muzzey, a USDA contractor in Kansas City, Missouri, to stop work the day after Christmas. He hasn’t been back
Lunchtime Photo
This iron-colored pond is just north of Silverton, Colorado. It doesn’t appear to be fed by anything, so I suppose it’s filled by rainwater or
The Rich Are Different From You and Me
From the Wall Street Journal:
Billionaire Ken Griffin, who is becoming almost as known for his prodigious purchases as he is for his investment acumen, has
Build a Fence and Crime Will … Do Nothing
Apparently President Trump has decreed that the new Republican slogan is “Build a wall and crime will fall.” As we all know, what he really
The United States Is No Longer the World Leader in Resettling Refugees
For the first time in more than three decades, the United States is not the world leader in resettling refugees. That title now belongs to
Democrats Launch Investigation Into White House Security Clearance Breaches
A top House Democrat launched a broad investigation Wednesday into what he calls “grave breaches” in the security clearance process at the White House and
Here’s Video of Beto O’Rourke Singing Blitzkrieg Bop in a Sheep Mask and a Onesie
By now most people who follow national politics have probably heard that Beto O’Rourke, the former Democratic congressman from El Paso who is contemplating a
The Uninsured Rate Has Soared Under Trump — Maybe
Today Gallup announced that the uninsured rate for all adults had reached 13.7 percent, a rise of nearly three percentage points since Donald Trump was