- Want democratic accountability? Look to Ricky Martin, not Robert Mueller. Direct action, not endless hearings, is the key to real political change. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/28/want-democratic-accountability-look-ricky-martin-not-robert-mueller/?utm_term=.80b0ce986957 10 comments politics
- Rep. Steve Cohen Wants to Build a New Weapon to Fight Kleptocrats: British lawyers have long helped corrupt oligarchs protect their ill-gotten loot. The Tennessee Democrat wants to hold these enablers to account. https://newrepublic.com/article/166214/steve-cohen-sanction-russian-kleptocrats 5 comments politics
- Kucinich wants Obama to 'call Israel to an accounting' .. Israel's conduct "constitutes an act of belligerence against Turkey, which at one time Israel considered an important ally," the Ohio Democrat wrote. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/politics/06/02/gaza.kucinich/ 20 comments politics
- Clock Ticking on Big Tech Accountability Bills - The industry, and a couple of nervous Democrats, want to keep the legislation forever off the Senate calendar. Chuck Schumer is the key decision-maker. https://prospect.org/power/clock-ticking-on-big-tech-accountability-bills/ 2 comments politics