SPOTLIGHT
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Low wage corporations spent half a trillion inflating CEO pay • Nevada Current
Most of us believe in fair pay for honest work. So why aren’t low-wage workers better paid? After 30 years of research, I can tell you it’s not because employers don’t have the cash. It’s because profitable corporations spend that money on their stock prices and CEOs instead. Lowe’s, for example, spent $43 billion buying back its own stock over…
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Trump may lose Nevada again but his campaign to undermine democracy seems to be going well • Nevada Current
In April, Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee announced an “aggressive” program to discredit democracy in Nevada and other battleground states. As expected/threatened, lawsuits are a central tactic in the Trump campaign’s strategic effort to preemptively undermine, and overturn if necessary, the 2024 election results. Trump and his minion organizations have filed dozens of suits in multiple states, including…
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Happiness swings votes – and the current mood could scramble expectations of young and old voters • Nevada Current
Happiness may be reshaping America’s political landscape. Since the 1960s and the election of President John F. Kennedy, younger voters have supported Democratic candidates, while older voters leaned Republican. But that dynamic has been evolving, and now, in 2024, large numbers in both groups are bucking traditional assumptions about their political affiliation. This shift challenges the age-old political adage that…
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Striving for solar development balance on Nevada public lands • Nevada Current
Climate change is battering my home in the Mojave Desert with megadroughts, scorching heat domes, and raging flood events. The need for our nation to transition quickly away from an economy powered by fossil fuels has reached a point of undeniability; transitioning to cleaner sources like solar power is imperative. In recognition of rampant climate chaos, the Biden Administration has…
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Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. U.S. would have given Nixon immunity for Watergate crimes • Nevada Current
Gerald Ford knew Richard Nixon could be prosecuted for crimes he committed as president. That was simply a fact, when President Ford gave his predecessor “a full, free, and absolute pardon” 50 years ago this week. Former presidents did not enjoy broad immunity from criminal prosecution until July 1, 2024, when six members of the Supreme Court created that privilege…
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Here’s looking at you, Kidd • Nevada Current
Ah, the noble independent nonpartisan running for Congress. No bending before partisan whims or bowing before partisan powerbrokers for them. The independent nonpartisan stands bravely – and alone, if necessary – doing not what is right for a party, but what is right for the public. The nonpartisan politician is not bound by petty partisanship, but strives to rise above…
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GOP targeting Haitians in Springfield, Ohio with ignorant fear-mongering disturbs me deeply • Nevada Current
Sometimes the disgusting sewer of presidential year politics hits a little too close to home, and you end up watching a national conversation play out largely divorced from reality or the actual experiences of communities intimately connected to your own life. That’s what happened to me Monday as I watched Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance lie about legal Haitian immigrants…
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Under both Trump and Biden-Harris, U.S. oil and gas production surged to record highs • Nevada Current
The United States is producing more oil and natural gas today than ever before, and far more than any other country. So, what roles did the Trump-Pence and Biden-Harris administrations play in this surge? The answer might surprise you, given the way each has talked publicly about fossil fuels: former President Donald Trump embracing them, and President Joe Biden and…
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Millions for kids’ safety go to I-80 sound wall instead • Nevada Current
It sounds absurd. There is an attempt to quietly allocate millions of dollars meant for kids’ school safety in Washoe County to an Interstate 80 sound wall instead. No one would have noticed if it weren’t for one guy on the little-known Washoe County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) Citizen’s Micromodal Advisory Committee (CMAC). That committee is supposed to advise on…
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That time Harry Reid snatched control of the Senate away from Bush and the Republicans • Nevada Current
The 2024 Senate map was always brutally tilted against Democrats. Democrats have mounted an admirable effort. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is poised to keep her seat in Nevada, and from the high desert to the Great Lakes, Democrats are holding their own or better in multiple competitive Senate races. But Democrats have little to no margin for error, and…
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