Warren and Sanders are Talking Tough About Corporate Control of Food
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she’s ready to take on Big Ag interests. Steven Senne/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Food and farm policy rarely plays a major role in US presidential elections. But Democratic hopefuls Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders may be about to change that. In a Medium post…
Donald Trump’s Latest Move to End Obamacare Is One of the Dumbest Things He Could Have Done Ahead of 2020
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Late Monday night the Trump administration issued an eye-catching legal filing, essentially advocating for the elimination of the entire Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. This was a reversal from the White House’s previous position, which only sought to invalidate…
Is John Hickenlooper the Fracking Candidate?
Jerry Mennenga/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. John Hickenlooper is probably the only 2020 presidential candidate who knows what fracking fluid tastes like. In a meeting with an oil and gas representative once, the then-governor of Colorado politely took part in a “ritual-like” sampling of the fluid used to extract…
There’s a Lot More to Investigate Than Just Russia
Sergei Malgavko/Zuma Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. One of the frustrations of investigative reporting is that usually you don’t see the impact of your work until much later—if at all. That’s why it was remarkable when, earlier this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…
How Court-Packing Went From a Fringe Idea to a Serious Democratic Proposal
Protesters rally at the US Capitol hours before the Senate vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on October 6, 2018. Jeff Malet/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The whole thing started at a town hall in Philadelphia last month with Democratic presidential hopeful…
“I’m Fighting for My Future”—A Climate Change Generation Is Making Itself Heard
Greta Thunberg, climate activist, who inspired global strikes.Daniel Bockwoldt/DPA via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In 2040, Haven Coleman will be 33 years old. Having grown up in Colorado, she may have left the state to attend college or start her career, but wherever she goes will be…