What Gorsuch will do and Biden won’t: condemn the Insular Cases
During labor strikes in Puerto Rico at the end of World War I, journalist and organizer Jesús M. Balzac published two editorials criticizing the island’s white Kentucky-born governor, Arthur Yager. Balzac wrote: “… in order that privileges and classes may be suppressed … in order that this century and its people may soon rise from abjection … we pledge our lives at the altar of liberty and democracy.” For these fiery articles in which he also called the governor a “tyrant,” a “dictator”&
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Read MoreDemocratic Senate candidates in key states launch joint fund to split donations
Democratic Senate candidates seeking to flip five key swing states are joining financial forces with the “Flippable Five Fund,” which will allow donors to split campaign contributions evenly among the quintet of candidates. Reps. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and Val Demings (D-Fla.), Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D), Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) and former North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice Cheri Beasley (D) are all involved. “A
Read MoreLive AP results: Florida, New York, Oklahoma primary
The Associated Press is following the election in Florida, New York and Oklahoma. Follow the live results below. Florida New York Oklahoma Source: TEST FEED1
Read MoreOn the Money — All eyes on Biden’s student debt plan
After years of anticipation, President Biden is poised to wipe out trillions of dollars in student loan debt. We’ll also look at climate-related savings and an IRS security review. But first, we’ve got bad news for foes of the
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