Dems Must Stop Picking Foxes to Guard the Financial Hen House

In May, the Revolving Door Project and over 30 other organizations urged Senate Democrats to push for strong progressives for the leadership positions at key financial agencies allocated to Democrats. Democrats now have a chance to demonstrate that they have become the party of the people by whom they choose for open leadership positions at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation .

A Policy Meant to Help Black Students Could be Repealed After the Parkland Shooting

GOP legislatures across the nation have since to debate a motion to ban assault rifles and high-capacity magazines - a measure voted down just six days after the shooting. Votes against that measure included every Republican politician from Miami-Dade county, where the massacre occurred.

Duke professor wins an Emmy for documentary work on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

"The Choice 2016" investigated formative moments in Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's lives through interviews with those who know them best, providing in-depth, trustworthy reporting and powerful new insights at a moment when voters were being bombarded with conflicting partisan stories about each candidate. "The Choice 2016" investigated formative moments in Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's lives through interviews with those who know them best, providing in-depth, trustworthy reporting and powerful new insights at a moment when voters were being bombarded with conflicting partisan stories about each candidate.

Duke grad student researches how Confederate sub crew died

A former Duke University student believes she has solved the mystery of how the eight Confederate crew members on board the world's first submarine to sink an enemy warship were killed, but the researchers with access to the sub say her theory is not new. Rather than having drowned or suffocated, the men were actually killed by the same weapon they wielded, according to Rachel Lance, who earned a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering with her research last year.

Texas man charged with trying to bomb a Confederate statue in Houston

Federal authorities said Monday that a Houston man was charged with attempting to bomb a statue in that city honoring a Confederate military figure. The charges, filed Sunday and made public Monday, come as officials across the country have grappled with how to handle their Confederate monuments, an issue that has taken on a newfound urgency since violence erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, this month.

Five Months After The Election, Some Outlets Still Don’t Understand The Fake News Problem

Multiple outlets are incorrectly calling deceptive articles aimed to drive up stock prices for certain companies "fake news" in yet another misappropriation of the term. Although such fraud is indeed problematic, conflating it with fake news -- truly fabricated content meant to drive traffic or push a political message -- detracts from awareness efforts to combat the threat actual fake news continues to present.

Among young voters, Obamaa s popularity may not transfer

Paulos Muruts is set to cast his first presidential ballot for Hillary Clinton - if he makes it to the ballot box. "I might need someone on Election Day to actually convince me to go out and vote," says the 19-year-old Duke University student, arguing that the Democratic nominee "has the experience" and "exudes the right temperament" but "doesn't inspire excitement."