Members of the press and democracy advocates issued grave warnings about the future of journalism in the United States on Monday after the nation’s two largest newspaper publishers unveiled plans for a $1.4 billion merger that, if approved, will spawn an “unprecedented” media conglomerate. GateHouse Media announced Monday that it will purchase Gannett, which owns […]
With Supreme Court Decision on Dark Money “We’re About to Know a Lot More About Who Is Funding Our Elections”…
In a win for increased transparency and those demanding an end to the so-called “dark money” eating away at U.S. democracy, the Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a previous stay on a lower court ruling by rejecting the argument by right-wing advocacy groups who said they should not have to reveal the identity of big-dollar […]
Pro-Clinton Probe of 2016 Reveals That, Yes, Democrats Have a ‘Wall Street Problem’…
Underscoring previous assessments that the Democratic establishment, including the party’s 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, has “a Wall Street problem,” new polling and focus group data shows that Democrats are perceived as woefully out of touch when it comes to the economy. The pro-Clinton super PAC Priorities USA surveyed 801 voters who backed former President…
The Absurd Amount of Entitlements That Go to Rich People…
Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman have calculated that, on average in 2014, the middle class received more of the safety net than the lower class. Specifically, the 40% of American adults with incomes just below the top 10% received more in safety net government transfers (Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps/SNAP, Veterans’ benefits, etc., but […]