Bombshell Report Alleges CalPERS Delivers Bottom-Tier Performance Amidst Top-Tier Executive Compensation and Systemic Opacity

A scathing new report, commissioned by the Retired Public Employees’ Association of California (RPEA), has cast a critical spotlight on CalPERS, the nation’s largest public pension fund with assets valued…

The Deepening Fissure in the Single-Payer Movement: Ana Malinow and the Call for Uncompromising Healthcare Reform

The landscape of American healthcare advocacy, particularly within the single-payer movement, is experiencing a significant ideological schism, epitomized by the recent emergence of National Single Payer. This new organization, co-founded…

When Companies Run the Courts: How Forced Arbitration Became America’s Secret Justice System

America operates a parallel, often concealed, justice system where the principles of transparency, impartiality, and public accountability are systematically undermined. This hidden framework, known as forced arbitration, governs an ever-growing…

Bank of America Faces Widespread Condemnation for Reintroducing Forced Arbitration, Jeopardizing Consumer Rights

Last month, a coalition of twenty-five prominent public interest organizations launched a vigorous condemnation against Bank of America’s contentious decision to reinsert a forced arbitration clause into the fine print…

The Shadow SEC: Academic Watchdog Raises Alarm Over Eroding Independence and Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission

A formidable group of five distinguished law professors, including John Coates of Harvard Law, John C. Coffee, Jr. and Merritt Fox of Columbia Law, James Cox of Duke Law, and…

The West Virginia State Senate 15th District Race Hinges on Contentious Data Center Development

The political contest between Elizabeth Ferris and incumbent Senator Darren Thorne for the West Virginia State Senate in the 15th District has crystallized around a singular, potent issue: the proliferation…

The Systematic Dismantling of America’s Consumer Financial Watchdog: A Deep Dive into the Assault on the CFPB

Russell Vought, then-director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Trump administration, embarked on an aggressive campaign to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a crucial…

Impeachment Symposium July 22 on Capitol Hill

On July 22, 2026, a critical gathering of legal scholars, political figures, and public advocates will convene in Washington, D.C., for the second in a series of "watershed symposia" dedicated…

Report Alleges CalPERS’ $630 Billion Fund Suffers from Bottom-Tier Performance and Top-Tier Executive Compensation Amidst Transparency Failures

A recently released report, commissioned by the Retired Public Employees’ Association of California (RPEA), has cast a stark shadow over the management and performance of the California Public Employees’ Retirement…

A New Divide in the Single-Payer Movement: Ana Malinow and National Single Payer Challenge the Status Quo

In 2007, Ana Malinow stood at the helm of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), then and still considered the nation’s foremost public interest group advocating for a single-payer…