As California burns, the Trump administration is rolling back Obama-era environmental protections and revoking California’s authority over its own regulations. Under the 1970 Clean Air Act, California has the power to determine its own standards with an EPA sign-off, or “waiver.”
Read MoreAfter six weeks, it became the longest GM walkout since 1970. While the strike may now be over, its effects still reverberate throughout the community.
Read MoreIn his opening statement, Taylor discusses “two channels of U.S. policymaking and implementation” at work in Ukraine: the more “regular, formal” one Taylor headed as the chief of mission, and an “irregular” channel headed by Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. He describes the “irregular channel” as “at odds” with official U.S. foreign policy interests and goals.
Read MoreLike many of the Trump administration’s changes to national immigration policy, this initiative has proven controversial and sparked a debate on the constitutionality of involuntary DNA sampling.
Read MoreThe suit against Harvard marks a major deviation from the legal strategy employed by previous lawsuits looking to abolish race-conscious admissions—it isn’t about white applicants. This shift, legal experts speculate, could be the element needed to convince a newly conservative Supreme Court to reverse decades of precedent.
Read MoreThis summer, between Memorial Day and Labor Day, there were 26 mass shootings in 18 states, leaving 126 people dead. After each shooting, there were national outcries for change and reform. But each time, little changed and another shooting followed. What happened?
Read MoreWhile the Green New Deal inspired Republican vitriol due to its associated costs and increased role for government in energy policy, recent protests force skeptics to either take the side of protesters, or attack the science of climate change. And attacking the consensus of science or youth who are seeking to make a positive impact on the world just isn’t a good look for anyone.
Read MoreThe situation in California is especially complicated as GEO Group, one of the largest for-profit prison companies in the U.S. and one that owns four facilities in California, operates two Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in the state… The question still remains of what what will happen to ICE detainees currently housed in state for-profit facilities in California after their contracts expire in 2020.
Read More“All states have school immunization requirements, but most allow exemptions for religious reasons, and 17 also permit “personal belief exemptions.” Political efforts to eliminate these exemptions are creating battles in state legislatures across the nation.”
Read More“Though Buttigieg is entering a crowded pool of Democratic presidential candidates, early polls suggest that he may be a top contender heading into Democratic primary debates.”
Read More“Though Judge Boasberg blocked Kentucky’s second attempt at establishing Medicaid work requirements, it is possible that his ruling will be overturned if the case gets handed up to the Supreme Court.”
Read More“Although the constitutionality of the Traditional Plan is questioned, some frustrated progressives are already discussing forcing a vote at next year’s General Conference, while others are exploring what leaving the church would look like.”
Read More“Speaker of the House, California Democrat Nancy Pelosi, alongside Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Republicans to join Democrats in their effort ‘to defend the Constitution,’ stating that this issue ‘transcends partisan politics.’”
Read More“Ultimately, President Trump signed the bill to fund the government on Friday, but unsatisfied with the amount the bill allowed for his border wall, he immediately followed this action with a national emergency declaration in order to collect the remaining sum from other government funds.”
Read More“Immanuel Christian School requires that its employees and parents sign a statement indicating their dedication to and alignment with the views of the school’s tenets, a few of which claim ‘a wife is commanded to submit to her husband,’ ‘the Earth is only 6,000 years old,’ and that the scientific theory of evolution should be rejected.”
Read MoreMore than 50% of LGBT+ students of color reported being verbally harassed at school. Of these students, 15% had also been physically harassed or assaulted. Our efforts at curbing bullying, such as those made by the First Lady, completely overlook the inextricable connection between bullying and homophobia in the greater school environment.
Read More“The Democratic Party of 2018 is considerably more progressive on the whole than it was a decade ago. Record numbers of elected officials are calling for bold action on climate change, healthcare, immigration, and human rights.”
Read More“As the Trump administration closes in on two years, it is clear that progress is being made on the congressional side of affairs regarding conservation.”
Read More“On Nov. 16, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed a set of regulations aimed to improve how universities handle cases of sexual violence. The proposal includes a ‘fair grievance process’ that has received backlash for potentially ‘bolstering the rights of the accused.’”
Read More“With the midterm elections now giving Democrats control of the House and Republicans an expanded majority in the Senate, it is safe to assume that gridlock in Washington is about to get even worse.”
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