by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | October 16, 2016 | Short Articles
Donald Trump’s campaign is sinking quickly, but GOP support for right-wing authoritarianism is still going strong – particularly in Maine. Days after the Republican presidential candidate suggested during a televised debate that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton...
by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | October 5, 2016 | Short Articles
Grassroots and consumer organizations are in the final days of a giant battle with the payday lending industry, which appears to have pulled out all the stops to protect itself from tough new regulations from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Since March 2015,...
by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | September 2, 2016 | Short Articles
The Wisconsin Uprising. Occupy Wall Street. Keystone XL. Black Lives Matter. Add Standing Rock to the list of social movements spreading across the country and reshaping the political landscape. Since April, the Lakota/Dakota Standing Rock Sioux have been holding a...