Politics
Manchin, who pockets $500,000 per year from dirty coal, kills critical Biden climate deal
October 19, 2021As he shields the coal economy, his state of West Virginia is hit with major climate disasters.
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Here’s why Jeff Sessions’ parting shot is worse than you thought
October 18, 2021Stymieing future consent decrees is bad enough, but Sessions’ memo will make it challenging to negotiate any effective police reform agreement going forward.
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Congress must reclaim its constitutional authority to subpoena witnesses
October 18, 2021Nothing in the Constitution says the legislative branch must go to the administrative or judicial branches to compel testimony.
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Governor signs California’s Momnibus Act, to reduce racial disparities
October 15, 2021Bill is designed to reduce glaring racial disparities in maternal and infant deaths in the state.
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Cooperation with China on climate but conflict elsewhere won’t work
October 15, 2021The urgency of the climate crisis demands cooperation between the world’s two biggest economies.
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