Seven students and plaintiffs claim the university is violating its responsibilities as a charity in resisting divestment from fossil fuels.
Hearing Imminent in Suit against Harvard for Fossil Fuel Investments
Right-Wing Think Tanks Line Up to Spur Supreme Court to Kill Obamacare
It should come as no surprise that the lineup of entities trying to scuttle the Affordable Care Act in King v. Burwell comprises the nation’s top right-wing think tanks and other dyed-in-the-wool opponents of extending health insurance coverage through federal government support.
Met Goes to Court over “Pay As You Wish” Policy—aka $25 a Ticket
Two patrons of NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art have taken the august institution to court over an admissions policy they find misleading and elitist.
Sen. Rand Paul’s Vaccination Ideas Slammed in Senate—and by Science
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is a Republican, a libertarian, and a physician, but his ideas on vaccination suggest that he needs a little updating on his scientific understanding of the health impacts of vaccines.
Do German Museums Flout the Minimum Wage under the Guise of “Apprenticeships”?
A leading trade union group in Germany, among others, has accused some state-run museums of sidestepping new minimum wage standards by classifying some jobs geared for young workers as apprenticeships and volunteer positions.
Will Boston Nonprofits Lose Out in the Pursuit of Olympic Gold?
The 2024 Olympics could come to Boston. For those who want to be a part of the history, it would be exciting to have the Games so close to home. For those who are in the nonprofit sector, however, there may be cause for concern.
David Cay Johnston’s Examination of Obama Budget Reveals Bias
Progressives have greeted President Obama’s proposed 2016 federal budget as a breath of fresh air, but a Pulitzer Prize–winning former New York Times reporter sees it as replete with biases favoring big corporations and the rich.
TFA and a River in Egypt: A Crescendo of Criticism Leaves Its Mark in Reduced Recruitment
Is it a communications issue, or is it that criticism has finally caught up with this organization that appeared for a while to be happily oblivious?
The FBI’s “Visits” to Tar Sands and Keystone XL Activists
Why has the FBI been contacting and visiting environmental activists who oppose oil sand mining and the Keystone Pipeline?
State Legislator Key to Penn State’s Settlement in Sandusky Sanctions Case
Why did the NCAA reverse itself and agree to a settlement with Penn State in the Sandusky case?
This Oppressed, Unjust, American Life
A new podcast series delves into race relations between Milwaukee’s police department and its community.
Al Sharpton and His Very Unfortunate Metaphor
Al Sharpton has been going head-to-head with younger activists about who is in charge—him, or everyone? But he has apparently lost control of his rhetoric.