— by Alex Zielinski, a health reporter at Think Progress US Capitol police officers line-up in front of pro-abortion rights demonstrators on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at the Supreme Court in Washington. A looming Supreme Court case that could severely undermine the
This morning, Chip Evans, former chairman of the Washoe County Democratic Party, announced his candidacy in Nevada’s Congressional District #2. No Democrat has yet held this seat, but it’s well passed time to fix that. Chip Evans filed his candidacy papers on Saturday with the Federal
The Democratic Caucuses across Nevada will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at various precinct locations. Conducting the caucuses are the responsibility of Democratic Party members and we’re still looking for folks from a number of precincts to help lead their
— by Senate Majority PAC Washington has changed Joe Heck and today Senate Majority PAC is releasing a new report detailing exactly how. Despite pledging to serve in Congress as an independent voice for Nevadans, Heck’s record show he has been anything
— A note from President Barack Obama Back at the beginning of this year, I made a point to tell folks to pay attention to what we do in the time we have left in the White House — that interesting stuff
Critics may be crying foul, creating petitions and blaming the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for suspending access to the Democratic “Voter Access Network” database, but it was the Bernie Sanders campaign that exploited some apparent coding hole that allowed them to access confidential voter information gathered
— by Lauren McCauley, CommonDreams staff writer Congress’ elimination of the rule “makes clear that trade agreements can—and do—threaten even the most favored U.S. consumer protections,” said Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch. (Photo: KOMUnews/cc/flickr) Claims that trade pacts like
— by CAP Action War Room The Omnibus Spending Bill And Tax Extenders Package Contain Significant Progressive Accomplishments After weeks of negotiations, congressional leaders and the White House have agreed to a spending deal to fund the government through 2016. The omnibus
— by Anna Chu and Charles Posner The United States is undergoing a historic demographic shift, with people of color expected to make up a majority of the population by 2044. Despite the seemingly long trajectory of these changes, the political implications
