The Fed Succession

Fred Krugman writes for The New York Times: “Rumors flying all over; supposedly it’s between Janet Yellen, the obvious choice, and Larry Summers, with totally unsubstantiated claims that LS’s star is rising. So I guess that, despite an intense desire to…

McDonald’s Accidentally Served Up a Minimum Wage “McManifesto”

Richard Eskow writes for the Campaign for America’s Future’s blog: “Marie Antoinette, meet Ronald McDonald. A lot of people are angry about McDonald’s new financial advice website for employees, an ill-conceived project which drips with “let them eat cak…

The anti-choice backlash is cruelty couched as care

Laurie Penny writes for The Guardian: “A great deal of evil is done in the name of protecting people from themselves. In Europe and America, religious conservatives fighting to stop women having abortions have realised they can’t rely on the language of…

Twitter mocks Texas’ proposed six-week abortion ban with brilliant hashtag

Katie McDonough writes for Salon: “Hard as it is to believe, Texas Republicans managed to out-extreme their already-totally-extreme record on Thursday by filing a bill to criminalize abortion as early as six weeks, before many women even realize they’re…

University Of Colorado Boulder Faces Federal Investigation For Being Too Lenient On Rapists

Tara Culp-Ressler writes for Think Progress: “The University of Colorado Boulder is facing a federal investigation to determine whether it has violated Title IX, a gender equity law requiring colleges to provide equal access to education that is free fro…