Tag: US Congress
Supreme Court upholds American Indian treaty promises, orders Oklahoma to follow...
Kirsten Carlson, Wayne State University
Land in eastern Oklahoma that the United States promised to the Creek Nation in an 1833 treaty is still a...
Why having fewer OSHA inspectors matters
David Weil, Brandeis University
CC BY-NDIn many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, 5,250 workers...
Historic power struggle between Trump and Congress to be reviewed by...
Stanley M. Brand, Pennsylvania State University
On May 12, the Supreme Court will hear argument in two cases concerning congressional demands, known as subpoenas, for...
Why offering businesses immunity from coronavirus liability is a bad idea
Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University
Governors around the country are attempting to restart the economy by easing restrictions put in place to prevent the...
Why having fewer OSHA inspectors matters
David Weil, Brandeis University
CC BY-NDIn many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, 5,250 workers...
The two-party system is here to stay
Alexander Cohen, Clarkson University
The American two-party system has long been besieged. Many of the founders feared that organizing people along ideological lines would be...
Well, impeachment didn’t work – how else can Congress keep President...
Kirsten Carlson, Wayne State University
Donald Trump’s removal of impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the White House and intervention in his friend Roger...
How rich people like Gordon Sondland buy their way to being...
Dennis Jett, Pennsylvania State University
In every other developed democratic country, the role of ambassador, with only very rare exceptions, is given to career diplomats...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
