The Supreme Court will allow President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service to ruin careers of military members by granting a stay by a vote of 5-4, on two lower courts’ injunctions blocking the policy. The ruling allows the Pentagon…
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Congresswoman seeks ban of toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) announced support for a nationwide ban on the use and stockpile of a toxic pesticide, chlorpyrifos (CPY), to protect our environment and the health of our people. Chlorpyrifos, sold under many brand names, is an organic compound containing…
The Other America of Dr. Martin Luther King
By 1967, war, racism, and poverty had become the dominant issues confronting America and the Freedom Movement. After forcefully speaking out against the Vietnam War at New York City’s Riverside Church,Dr. Martin Luther King addressed race, poverty and economic justice in…
Politicians wreck public pension plans
A Stanford study indicates politicians make poor investment decisions because they’re overly influenced by campaign contributions and political considerations. At first glance, it might seem like a smart idea to have politicians serve on the boards of public employee pension…
Holiday marks civil rights leader’s accomplishments
Today is the federal holiday celebrating the life of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, whose inspirational journey helped bring the nation to fulfill some of democracy’s most basic needs. On August 28, 1963, before a crowd in Washington…
Murphy agrees to raise minimum wage to $10
Governor Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin have agreed to give New Jersey a $10 an hour minimum wage starting in July, but the proposal is getting mixed reviews. Liberal critics faulted Murphy for allowing provisions that exclude some…
Robert Reich: American Democracy Seems Rigged Because It Is
by Prof. Robert Reich The most important thing we must do to save our democracy is get big money out of politics. It’s a prerequisite to accomplishing everything else. Today, big money continues to corrupt American politics – creating a…
Lovers plotted murder for Army death benefit payout
The wife of a U.S. Army Sergeant Tyrone Hassel III, who was gunned down in his family’s driveway on New Year’s Eve was arraigned Monday on murder charges before a Michigan judge. Hassel left a family party on New Year’s…
These 2020 hopefuls are courting Wall Street. Don’t be fooled by their progressive veneer
Likely candidates are begging for Wall Street’s support – and reminding us who really owns American democracy It’s a framing that’s been everywhere over the past two years: the Resistance v Donald Trump. By some definitions that “resistance” even includes people…
Ex-cop shot himself after being jailed on domestic charge in Bloomfield
A retired Newark police lieutenant who was despondant after being arrested Tuesday on a domestic violence charge, committed suicide at the Bloomfield Police headquarters. Patrick Montella, 58, of Bloomfield, is said to have shot himself as police were preparing to…