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Nov 2

Fewer Than 2% of US State Lawmakers Belong to the Working Class, Leaving Business Owners to Shape Public Policy

Out of 7,239 state legislators, only 81 come from working class occupations according to new research. That has serious implications for public policy.
By Oliver Staley
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at a campaign
Sep 20

Florida Governor DeSantis May Be Sending a Migrant Flight To Biden’s Delaware Home, Jet Trackers Show

Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis may be sending a plane full of undocumented migrants from Texas to a Delaware town where President Joe Biden has a vacation home.
By Sissi Cao
May 18

Elon Musk Continued Trolling the Twitter World Today, All but Begging Democrats to Attack Him

At one point Elon Musk stated he wanted to "stay out of politics." That era appears to be over.
By Observer Staff
Michael Starr Hopkins.
Dec 4

Menendez Could Get a Democratic Primary Challenger

By Alyana Alfaro
(L to R) Colin Stretch, general counsel at Facebook, Sean Edgett, acting general counsel at Twitter, and Richard Salgado, director of law enforcement and information security at Google, testify during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism hearing titled 'Extremist Content and Russian Disinformation Online' on Capitol Hill, October 31, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Nov 27

I Tried to Expose Russia’s Media Manipulation Playbook in 2012 and Nobody Listened

By Ryan Holiday
While these are trying times for judges, we should all tip our hats to our wise ancestors.
Oct 11

Hooray for Federal Judicial Independence

By Frederic Block
Council members kneeled in front of City Hall in a show of solidarity with NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players protesting against police brutality and racial injustices.
Sep 27

New York City Council Members Kneel In to Support NFL Players

By Madina Toure
Colin Kaepernick #7 and Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest during the national anthem prior to playing the Los Angeles Rams in their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on September 12, 2016 in Santa Clara, California.
Sep 25

De Blasio Says Race Is Behind Trump’s Attacks on NFL Players

By Madina Toure
Zuckerberg isn’t just an outstanding candidate in his own right—he may well be the only person capable of reclaiming the White House for Democrats.
Aug 31

Dear Democrats, Unless You Nominate Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump Will Win in 2020

By Kevin Currie
Bartolomeo Vanzetti (left), handcuffed to Nicola Sacco, 1923.
Aug 31

Massachusetts Executed Two Italian Immigrants 90 Years Ago—Why Does It Still Matter?

By Moshik Temkin
States like Ohio could lose billions of dollars in federal funds if the ACA is repealed.
Aug 31

State Budgets Hang in the Balance as Future of ACA Uncertain

By Capri Cafaro
Sen. Bob Menendez
Aug 25

Menendez Requests to Pause Trial for Senate Votes

By Alyana Alfaro
Tuskegee Airmen and P-47.
Aug 23

African-Americans Fighting Fascism and Racism, From WWII to Charlottesville

By Matthew Delmont
We can put up statues while the rest of the country takes them down.
Aug 23

We Used to Put Statues Up, and We Still Can

By Joe Carr
A monument featuring a statue of a Confederate soldier is seen in Hemming Park in the midst of a national controversy over whether Confederate symbols should be removed from public display on August 20, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Aug 22

No, Removing These Statues Will Not Solve Underlying Racial Problems

By Charlie Gerow
A counter protester argues with a man after a march to the 'Free Speech Rally' on Boston Common on August 19, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Aug 22

Warning Signs of Mass Violence—in the US?

By Max Pensky and Nadia Rubaii
President Donald Trump speaks about North Korea on August 8, 2017.
Aug 14

Trump’s Stance on North Korea Is—Ironically—the Key to Diplomatic Solution

By Charlie Gerow
Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard monument at the entrance to City Park in New Orleans. The statue has since been removed.
Aug 11

What to Do With Confederate Statues?

By James Glaser
Is there really a strong division between folks like Brexit leader Farage and global citizens Bill Gates and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau?
Aug 11

Rise in Globalism Doesn’t Mean the End for Nationalists

By A. Burcu Bayram
The news of an exchange of threats between the U.S. and North Korea is reported in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2017.
Aug 10

China Is the Key to Avoiding Nuclear ‘Fire and Fury’ in North Korea

By Greg Wright
The Roman army at the Battle of Cannae. The painting depicts the death of Roman consul Paulus Aemilius.
Aug 9

A Trans Soldier in the Ancient Roman Army?

By Tom Sapsford
John Kelly, White House Chief of Staff and former US Secretary of Homeland Security.
Aug 7

John Kelly, New Chief of Staff, Has a Difficult Job ‘in the Best of Circumstances’

By Charlie Gerow
This 10 December image taken from C-Span television shows US President Bill Clinton giving videotaped sworn deposition in tha Paula Jones sexual discrimination suit. The tape was played during impeachment hearings conducted by the US House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill 10 December in Washington, DC.
Aug 4

Misleading Statements on Russia Meeting Recall Clinton’s Impeachment

By Clark D. Cunningham
Putin will run again in the March 2018 presidential election, and he is sure to win.
Aug 4

Imagining Russia Post-Putin

By Peter Rutland
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