The corporate-backed effort to expand charter schools in Massachusetts is opposed by likely voters in that state, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The WBUR poll, conducted Sept. 7-10 by The MassINC Polling Group, found 48 percent of respondents opposed to Question 2—which would allow up to 12 new charter schools a year statewide—and…

While the punditry—and not just on the left—was quick to hand a “win” to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton after Monday night’s presidential debate against GOP opponent Donald Trump, unscientific post-debate polls out Tuesday morning serve as a reminder to look outside the political echo chamber. Click Here: Putters In the aftermath of a face-off widely…

Maine Gov. Paul LePage, a Tea Party Republican who serves as a frightening example of what a Donald Trump presidency could look like, on Tuesday said the United States might need someone like the GOP nominee to show “authoritarian power” and “bring back the rule of law.” LePage made the comments on local radio station…

Is Paul Ryan’s years-long dream of gutting Medicare about to come true? With Republicans set to control both houses of Congress and the White House, Ryan (R-Wis.), who will serve another term as House speaker, “senses his moment,” as Salon observes.  The Donald Trump transition website states that the administration will “modernize Medicare”—a euphemism, according…

Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R-Texas) is warning that Republicans could face a brutal 2018 midterm election cycle if they aren’t able to make…

The revelation that Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) helped fund an explosive dossier about President…

American voters may be divided and uninspired by their presidential candidates, but they have one thing in common—they’re sick of the 2016 election. A new New York Times/CBS News poll released Friday found that a majority of voters don’t think either Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton or Republican nominee Donald Trump will be able to unite…

Demanding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reject the Kinder Morgan pipeline and live up to his campaign promises regarding climate change, 100 students and young people from around the country demonstrated Monday at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. “When Justin Trudeau was elected Prime Minister in October 2015, he promised real change: he promised a nation to…

As tensions grow in North Dakota, with multiple eviction orders facing the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline, U.S. military veterans on Friday began arriving at the Oceti Sakowin protest camp. The 2,000 veterans, which include Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), plan to act as an unarmed militia and peaceful…

On Sunday, the first official day of the Veterans Stand for Standing Rock action, thousands of veterans continue to pour into the Oceti Sakowin camp. The veterans have traveled from all over the United States to protect the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and its supporters from ongoing police violence as the water protectors maintain their peaceful…