Ilana Novick
Former Blogger / Editorial Assistant
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20,000 North Carolina Teachers Walk Out, Demanding More Resources and Better Pay
May 17, 2018 It’s the sixth state to have a teacher’s strike in 2018.
43 Percent of American Households Can’t Afford Basic Needs
May 17, 2018 “People are being told that they're doing better—but they aren't.”
Sanders Institute Offers a Fix for Our Abysmal Voter Turnouts
May 16, 2018 Open primaries, early voting and automatic voter registration are key steps that states can take, according to the progressive think tank co-founded by Jane Sanders, the wife of Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Sessions Trying to Take Over Immigration Court System
May 14, 2018 With the attorney general "self-referring" cases, immigrants and their advocates are bracing themselves for harsher rulings.
Reporters Cash In White House Access for Lucrative Cable News Deals
May 14, 2018 Publications across the country may be bleeding jobs, but it’s a great time to be a reporter in D.C.
A Last-Ditch Battle for ‘Net Neutrality’
May 11, 2018 Legislation that Democrats have created might pass the Senate, but it has little chance of clearing the House.
CIA Torture Survivor Demands Answers From Gina Haspel
May 11, 2018 In 2004, Fatima Boudchar was kidnapped and held in a "black site" prison similar to the one run by Donald Trump’s nominee for CIA director.
700,000 Rohingya Refugees Returning to Myanmar Face Bitter Choices
May 10, 2018 They’ve suffered war and rape, only to be met now with the threat of monsoons and an uncertain future back home.
Trump Threatens to Remove Press Credentials of White House Reporters
May 9, 2018 Was the president's tweet a serious threat or just blowing off steam? Whatever it was, the White House Correspondents' Association didn't like it.