New study enumerates barriers to those with criminal records
The effect of a criminal record doesn't end with jobs. Food stamps and affordable housing restrictions also dog ex-convicts' ability to reintegrate into society.
Iowa caucuses: Spending big doesn’t assure a candidate’s victory
Iowa caucuses - both Democratic and Republican - are exercises in genuine, local neighbor-to-neighbor democracy.
Calling out the hypocrisy of the U.S. Cuban blockade
Ending restrictions on U.S. tourist travel, expanding U.S. exports to Cuba - both are topics that are unlikely to survive the rigors of Republican-dominated Congress.
Let Cuba Live Committee of Maine says end Cuban Adjustment Act
"We call upon Congress to repeal the Cuban Adjustment Act," which has "led to the deaths of Cubans crossing the Florida Straits in boats."
Sanders surging nationally as Iowa caucuses draw near
With the Iowa caucuses just three weeks away, Bernie Sander's campaign for the presidency is surging on several fronts.
Sanders: Break up banks, tax speculation, start postal banking
Sanders last week repeated a pledge that he has made in speeches across the country; if elected, he said, he will break up the big banks.
This week in history: FDR calls for Four Freedoms
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt articulated the fundamental goals of Four Freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy.
Justice demanded for Mario Woods, victim of San Francisco police
"He was not committing a dangerous act. We're tired of the SFPD killing black people."
Trump trying to sell himself as America’s strongman protector
If you listened very closely to the Republican debate last night you could've picked up one or two nuggets that actually reflected reality, but that made the session all the more scary.
U.S. and Cuba come to table to talk mutual compensation
State Department spokesperson John Kirby regards "resolution of outstanding claims" as a top priority for normalization.
