Bully Sam Brownback Stomps On The Poor While Living Off Of His Wife’s Millions
Back in June of ’96, the Lawrence, Kansas Journal-World did a fiscal check of the Kansas Congressional delegation. Included, was...
Back in June of ’96, the Lawrence, Kansas Journal-World did a fiscal check of the Kansas Congressional delegation. Included, was...
On Tuesday night, a Tennessee Senate committee voted to deny some 280,000 state residents access to health care, rejecting a...
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Big Wall Street banks are so upset with Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren’s call for them to...
It’s no secret that the billionaire Koch brothers own the Republican Party – after all, they’ve committed themselves to spending...
Senate Republicans have acted to protect a few millionaires at the expense of millions of students by voting to block...
As Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed the so-called “right to work” bill on March 9, making Wisconsin the twenty-fifth right-to-work...
Here’s what I asked my Senate colleagues to consider: Are we comfortable with an American political system which is being...
It is a good bet that many Americans think they do not personally know a certified sociopath, but they certainly...
Ted Cruz — one of the Affordable Care Act’s harshest critics — announced Tuesday that he would be signing up...
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he wants to settle an $8.9 billion environmental lawsuit against ExxonMobil for just $250...
President Obama smacked down Republicans today by contrasting his record of economic success with the reality of their trickle down...
One of the reasons the Koch brothers invested so heavily in the midterm elections was to put a stop to...
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) will unveil a budget Tuesday night that aims to slash hundreds of millions of dollars...
Governor Christie, originally touted by the press as the “moderate” candidate in the GOP field, is desperately trying to stay...
President Obama released a fiery statement that called out Gov. Scott Walker for weakening the middle-class and after he signed...
Gov. Scott Walker insulted millions of Democrats and Republicans who belong to unions today by comparing unions to ISIS during...
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has declared war on workers and their unions—and, by extension, on fair wages and the prospects...
It is probably true that most Americans do not begrudge other Americans reaping the benefits of hard work whether it...
Watchdog organizations Common Cause and the Center for Media and Democracy jointly filed a public records request today seeking details...
Bruce Rauner’s campaign for governor of Illinois hit a rough spot when it was revealed that he was talking about...
Taking a page out of his brother George W. Bush’s playbook, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is trying to run as a...
On Friday, the Republican-controlled Wyoming Senate voted 19-11 to reject Medicaid expansion, which would have extended health care coverage to over...
The House has voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act 239-186, but House Republicans didn’t just vote to repeal Obamacare....
Bill Maher calls out Republicans who feign concern for the middle-class by giving them a history lesson on where the...
Charles and David Koch plan to spend as much as one billion in 2016 in an attempt to capture the...
Instead of their usual diatribe about class warfare, or denying the existence of inequality, Republican leaders are suddenly talking up...
Despite the state of Kansas facing bankruptcy and a billion dollar deficit due to monumental tax cuts for the rich...
House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared on CBS’s 60 Minutes, and could not come up with...
Senate Democrats are angry because Mitch McConnell ended debate on the Keystone XL bill so that Republicans could attend a...
Newly-elected Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) gave the Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union address, perhaps providing further...
The GOP has a fresh strategy to attack Social Security: pitting older Americans against people with disabilities. The Social Security...
In a sharp departure from party leaders’ proposals over the last few years, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today announced...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is warning that Republicans are plotting to cut Social Security benefits for 11 million disabled Americans...
There is nothing as evil, mean-spirited, and pathetic as a mature adult who sees firsthand that something is inherently dangerous...
You can no longer say House Republicans are opposed to job creation. Set aside for a moment President Obama’s creation...
House Republicans passed a bill would take away health insurance from at least 1 million workers by a vote of...
After being accused of “literally lying” about climate change by one of its own high-profile business members, excoriated for being...
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Social Security advocates are accusing House Republicans of launching a sneak attack on disability insurance on...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today will introduce legislation when the new session of Congress convenes this month to...
Promising to put forth and lobby on behalf of two bold progressive policy ideas in the months ahead, Sen. Bernie...
For the Koch brothers’ donor network, the 2012 elections were a keen disappointment. Not only did they lose what Charles...
If anyone in America was unsure what unmitigated greed entails, or to what extent the Koch brothers and Wall Street...
The House’s narrow passage of a massive spending bill that included a provision gutting a key financial regulatory reform is...
On the Senate floor today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) unveiled a twelve point economic plan that if enacted would break...
As the Internal Revenue Service contemplates new rules to illuminate “dark money” in politics, a little-known nonprofit group is fighting...
Some people say inequality doesn’t matter. They are wrong. All we have to do to see its effects is to...