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Hansen v. Republic R-III Sch. Dist., ____F.3d____(8th Cir. Jan. 21, 2011). The Eighth Circuit held that a student suffering from ADHD, bipolar disorder, and conduct disorder is “a child with a disability” within the meaning of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and, therefore, eligible for special education services

McComish v. Bennett is coming before the Supreme Court this week — a test of the constitutionality of Arizona’s Clean Elections law.  Will McComish constitute a return to sanity, or one more dreadful step toward complete corporate manipulation of our electoral system?  A couple of comments: From Doug Kendall – http://www

Courtesy of New Deal 2.0: Their sacrifice can live on if we fight for the reforms sparked by their deaths. The names of the of the victims of the Triangle fire mean more to me than most Americans. Having lived most of my life in Italian and Jewish neighborhoods in and around New York City, I feel as though I know these people. Their faces were face

Press release just issued by the Campaign Legal Center.  Considering the mess that is Citizens United, this denial of review comes as a bit of a relief.  Yet, there will be no true return to democracy without an amendment overturning Citizens United (or a miraculous 180 by the Supremes), and the incorporation of even stricter controls on

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire March 25, 2011, marks the 100th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire where 146 people mostly immigrant Jews and Italians who worked in a locked sweat shop lost their lives. Additional coverage, here. The building still stands today in Washington Square, NYC. The building is currently owned b