The $700 billion military spending package could pay for tuition-free college with room to spare
127 Democrats, including Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, backed the proposed National Defense Authorization Act of 2018.
Background checks keep guns in the hands of ‘good guys’ only
Americans consistently and overwhelmingly support background checks, but NRA-funded politicians have stalled a bill to close loopholes at the federal level.
Voting for change
Dave Mulinix explains why he broke state law to cast his electoral vote for Bernie Sanders.
TPP fast track passes Senate, but the fight is far from over
If progressives can push all the democratic presidential candidates to oppose the TPP, including Hillary Clinton, it could go a long way in flipping more Congressional democrats from yes to no.
Cease and desist letter alleges TMT project is a war crime
If the State of Hawaiʻi has no legal authority to lease public land to the university, the proposed sublease for the TMT would also be illegitimate.