US Women’s National Soccer Team Sues Over Pay Discrimination
Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Members of the US women’s national soccer team Friday sued the US Soccer Federation, alleging that the sport’s governing body engaged in “intentional gender discrimination” by failing to provide wages and resources comparable to the far less successful men’s team. “Despite the…
Here’s Why Liz Cheney Voted Against the Anti-Semitism Resolution
Alex Edelman/CNP via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday the House finally took up its resolution oppposing anti-semitism, and it passed unanimously among Democrats. However, 23 Republicans voted against it. Here is Rep. Liz Cheney explaining her vote: Today’s resolution vote was a sham put forward by Democrats…
Luxury Canned Goods: A Response
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Atrios today: Luxury Canned Goods A weird thing about the US is that we don’t really have those. Yes, sure, you can go to a specialty shop and buy anything, including $50 imported marmalade or whatever, but mostly the idea that there’s a better caliber…
Except for Paul Manafort, We Put People in Prison For Too Long
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Paul Manafort received a sentence of 47 months yesterday for his various and sundry white-collar crimes. That number might go up during his second sentencing hearing next week, but then again, it might not. I don’t care all that much about Manafort’s sentence, but it’s…
Robert Mueller Has Raised Big Trump-Russia Questions. Will His Report Answer Them?
Pete Marovich/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The anticipation for special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report has reached a fever pitch. When is it coming? What will it say? Will it be made public? Will President Donald Trump’s new attorney general, William Barr, suppress it? If so, will House Democrats…
House Passes the Most Significant Democracy Reform Bill in a Generation
Rep. Elijah Cummings, chair of the House oversight committee, joins House Democrats to introduce HR 1 on January 4.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The House of Representatives on Friday passed the most significant democracy reform bill introduced in Congress since the Watergate era by a vote of…