Jane Fonda relaunches Committee for the First Amendment: The stakes are too high thumbnail

Jane Fonda relaunches Committee for the First Amendment: The stakes are too high

Oscar-winning actress and progressive activist Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech initiative that was launched in response to the rise of “McCarthyism” during the 1940s.  Nearly 600 figures from the entertainment industry co-signed onto the newly relaunched committee, including Aaron Sorkin, Barbra Streisand, and Gracie Abrams. “The federal

Federal workers union sues the Department of Education over partisan shutdown emails thumbnail

Federal workers union sues the Department of Education over partisan shutdown emails

A federal workers’ union filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education on Friday for changing the Department’s employees’ automated emails to include partisan language about the government shutdown.  The American Federation of Government Employees, which is represented by the Democracy Forward and Public Citizen Litigation Group, sent a cease-and-desist letter and filed a lawsuit