By Hannah Ewens A 16 yr. old kid has created a plug-in for browsers that, when you hover over the name of a member of congress mentioned on any webpage, popups to give you a list of donations made to… Read More ›
Social policy
Photographer Captures Tar Sands Destruction From Above
The Huffington Post | By James Gerken Photographer and pilot Alex MacLean wanted to learn more about the Keystone XL pipeline, which if approved will carry oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, so he decided to take pictures from… Read More ›
Conservatives Try To Make Criminal Justice Reform A Signature Issue
By Wesley Lowery in The Washington Post Many of the headlines after day two of the Conservative Political Action Conference were about Rick Perry’s well-received speech, in which he harped on what he deemed the “two Americas”: red-state America and… Read More ›
Republican Presidential Candidates Keep Getting Prosecuted
By Jonathan Chait in New York Magazine In the wake of Mitt Romney’s 2012 defeat, Republicans had at least one consolation: a deep bench of presidential contenders, including several governors with a proven ability to win majorities in blue states…. Read More ›
Wisconsin Governor at Center of a Vast Fund-Raising Case
By MONICA DAVEY and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE CHICAGO — Prosecutors in Wisconsin assert that Gov. Scott Walker was part of an elaborate effort to illegally coordinate fund-raising and spending between his campaign and conservative groups during efforts to recall him and… Read More ›
