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If Supreme Court justice nominee Merrick Garland does not clearly renounce the court's ruling in "Citizens United" and related cases, the Senate should reject his nomination.
Environmentalists and local community leaders in the Southeast scored a David vs. Goliath victory over the oil and gas industry and its powerful allies in government this week.
An audience member raises their hand at a presidential campaign event for Bernie Sanders on September 27, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. The Sanders campaign implicitly calls upon us to begin talking about how we might move beyond the Bernie Sanders political battle. (Photo: Phil Roeder; Edited: LW / TO)
Following Hillary Clinton's primary victories over Bernie Sanders this week, progressives are wondering whether the enthusiasm generated by his campaign can weather electoral losses and, more importantly, whether Sanders' candidacy has engendered new forms of political mobilization that will last beyond the 2016 primaries.
Nail salon workers in New York have seen increased protection of their rights since Gov. Andrew Cuomo implemented a series of reforms last year. However, some salon owners are claiming discrimination to avoid complying with the regulations. Workers who are paying the price for unsustainable labor practices in the industry are predominantly immigrant women.
The collection Hell Is a Very Small Place provides firsthand accounts of the torture that is solitary confinement. Todd Ashker's story of struggle -- on behalf of both himself and other prisoners -- against conditions at Pelican Bay State Prison in California is just one such story. Ashker has spent more than 27 years in solitary.