The creation, authorization and distribution of vaccines against COVID-19 represents a milestone for science and humanity. However, it will also be a millionaire source of income for pharmaceutical developers, such as Pfizer and Moderna ,…
Read moreA number of organizations, schools and businesses with either a history of anti-LGBTQ advocacy or policies that explicitly discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals have received millions in pandemic relief funding, according…
Read moreOngoing revelations about how big businesses and chains were able to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from the Paycheck Protection Program are shaping discussions in Congress about which employers should be eligible…
Read moreThe Senate voted to confirm three new commissioners to the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday after the agency spent years without a quorum or the ability to enforce campaign finance laws. But legal experts expect…
Read moreThe Labor Department’s grim unemployment report has placed new pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to take a larger stimulus deal so that Americans struggling to pay for food and rent can receive quick…
Read moreThe Labor Department’s release Friday of an abysmal jobs report showing that U.S. hiring slowed dramatically in November served as another occasion for Democratic lawmakers, progressive advocacy groups, and economists to demand that Senate Majority…
Read moreThe anti-LGBTQ+ school where Karen Pence teaches received nearly $725,000 in federal funds under the Paycheck Protection Program. Immanuel Christian School in Springfield, Va., got $724,900 through the program, according to the watchdog group Accountable.US,…
Read moreAs LGBTQ businesses shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, the school that Mike Pence’s wife Karen Pence works at received $724,900 in federal funds. The school bans LGBTQ students, faculty, and parents. “It is shameful…
Read moreA Christian school in Virginia infamous for banning LGBTQ teachers and students after second lady Karen Pence took a teaching job there obtained nearly $725,000 in PPP funds despite its anti-LGBTQ policies, the Washington Blade…
Read moreNearly four years after Donald Trump moved into the White House, there are a number of things we’ve come to expect from the administration, whose incompetence, chaos, and self-dealing is actually quite predictable. We can…
Read moreDespite his poor record on COVID-19 safety and his statement that the pandemic was a “hoax,” controversial YouTuber and boxer Jake Paul accepted a $34,800 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) bailout loan from the federal government…
Read moreAfter months of litigation, the Small Business Administration finally revealed the name of every business that received a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program on Tuesday night, and early analysis reveals that a majority of…
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