Emily Wells
Former Ear to the Ground bloggerEmily Wells was an Ear to the Ground blogger at Truthdig.
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California Considers Suing Trump Administration Over Immigration
Aug 7, 2017 The state's attorney general has joined an effort to charge the Department of Justice with violating the Constitution.
California Wants ICE Out of Labor Disputes
Aug 6, 2017 State officials aim to protect workers of any immigration status who file complaints against employers.
Attorney General Sessions Threatens to Punish ‘Sanctuary Cities’
Aug 4, 2017 The DOJ crackdown on sanctuary cities with high rates of violence could mean pulling funding for anti-violence programs.
President Trump Pushes Yet Another Problematic Immigration Bill
Aug 3, 2017 The RAISE Act purportedly seeks to help American workers while implementing "merit-based" immigration standards; opponents call it ineffectual and exclusionary.
Want to Slow Global Climate Change? Don’t Have Kids, Study Suggests.
Aug 2, 2017 Lund University researchers also noticed how people's attitudes about climate change influenced their emotional responses to their findings.
Trump Surrogate Suggests Consumer Protection Agency Head Should Be Ousted
Jul 31, 2017 The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, is catching heat from GOP operatives -- most recently Trump loyalist Corey Lewandowski -- who are looking to gut the agency.
Trump’s Get-Tough Speech to Police Touches Off a Backlash
Jul 30, 2017 A number of police departments and rights groups are condemning the language the president used in calling for destruction of the MS-13 gang and deportation of its foreign members.
The War on Drugs Is a Failure, so Jeff Sessions Is All for It
Jul 29, 2017 To some, the attorney general’s new policies look like an effort to wrap more chain around people of color and the poor.
Department of Justice Says It’s Not Illegal to Discriminate Against ‘Homosexuals’ in the Workplace
Jul 28, 2017 The timing of the statement was conspicuous, given President Trump's recently tweeted stance on transgender members of the military.
Senate Republicans Fail to Pass Two of Three Obamacare Repeal Options
Jul 27, 2017 Tuesday's progress gives way to Wednesday's quagmire for Senate Republicans in their repeal-and-replace quest. (Pictured, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.)