H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying to Make Filing Taxes Harder
The financial services companies spent millions last year to permanently bar the government from offering taxpayers pre-filled filings.…
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Fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Said to Have Been Investigating HHS Secretary Tom Price
Sources say Bharara was overseeing an investigation into stock trades made by the president’s secretary of health and…
Why Closing the Foreign Policy Gender Gap Matters
United States foreign policy and national security circles still remain overwhelmingly white and male. By Saskia Brechenmacher (Photo:…
Slave Labor in the Amazon Has Been Linked to Suppliers of Lowe’s and Walmart
An investigation has revealed U.S.-based companies bought timber from Brazilian traders where loggers worked under slave labor conditions.…
Investigations Reveal Slave Labor Conditions in Brazil’s Timber Industry
A new report reveals conditions analogous to slave labor define life for workers in many of Brazil’s illegal…
For-Profit Colleges Gain Beachhead in Trump Administration
Taylor Hansen lobbied to weaken regulation of for-profit colleges. Since he joined the Department of Education, it’s started…
Is Preet Bharara Trying to Tell Us Something?
Only the fired United States attorney knows for sure. By Cezary Podkul Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for…
How ‘Hidden Figures’ Provides a Model for Supporting Diversity in the Sciences
In recent years, the United States has doubled down on its commitment to diversity in STEM. But where…
What Customs and Border Officials Can and Can’t Do
By Patrick G. Lee Travelers arrive at the international terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport on March…
Do Hospitals in the U.S. Have a Waste Problem?
A look at the high cost of medical supplies and equipment hospitals throw away. By Marshall Allen (Photo:…