Former President Obama announced dozens of campaign endorsements, asking voters to support dozens of Democratic candidates nationwide while maintaining some distance from several high-profile battles. The former president endorsed 81 Democrats running at nearly every level of government, including two…
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ICE to deport wife of Marine, Iraq veteran Aug. 3
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents notified Alejandra Juarez Tuesday that she will be deported back to Mexico a few days from now, despite ongoing efforts to allow her to stay. Juarez’s undocumented status was revealed during a traffic stop…
Judge stops undetectable, untraceable 3D gun plan download
Nine states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its decision to allow 3D printable guns back onto the internet. The legal action seeks to block the distribution of plans for 3D printed weapons by self-described anarchist Cody Wilson…
Femen Says Founding Member Oksana Shachko Dead In Paris In Suspected Suicide
Union wrecker joins con group that funded lawsuit
Less than a month after he won a Supreme Court case that allows public employees not to pay union fees to support collective bargaining agents that represent them, plaintiff Mark Janus announced he’s quitting his job for a position with…
US wants to strip citizenship from pot dealer
A team of pricey Republican lawyers, who have squandered millions of taxpayer dollars on losing legal battles against public workers and immigrants, has been assigned the task of revoking the American citizenship from a native of Mexico. The Justice Department filed…
Railroad bridge collapses under the weight of Chris Christie’s mismanagement
A railroad bridge that was to have been improved before the previous governor nearly bankrupted the state’s fund for transit construction, collapsed Saturday as a freight train passed over Overpeck Creek in Ridgefield Park. Officials said no one was injured when…
Jimmy Hoffa vanished on this day, in July 1975
Jimmy Hoffa, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1958 to 1971, mysteriously vanished on July 30, 1975. Hoffa was a union activist from a young age and an important regional figure with the Teamsters by his mid-20s.…
Moody’s nixes Murphy’s pension give-away
Moody’s Investors Service said transferring management of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System from the state to a board controlled by public employee unions may limit efforts to shore up the finances of the pension fund by reducing benefits. Gov. Philip…
Systemic discrimination worsens health for minority boys & men
by Liz Entman Men in the United States tend to have more privilege, wealth and career success than women, yet they lead shorter and unhealthier lives. This reality is compounded for men of color and LGBT men, who have some of…