Brown v. Board of Education was the culmination of a decades-long strategy by innovative lawyers, community organizers, and other advocates of social change. Significant achievements like this do not come overnight; those who won this court battle, as well as those fighting for change now, know that they take hard work and years of sacrifice.
In a major policy speech today at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Senator Blumenthal underscored the urgent need for new accountability for the intelligence community, as indicated by the recent disturbing allegations of abuse of power by the CIA as well as continuing revelations about NSA activity. Blumenthal continued to advocate for legislation he has introduced to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review-- collectively, the FISA courts.
Today, interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.
After pressuring them for months, this weekend the NFL decided to give more leeyway to teams on local broadcast blackouts.
As we celebrate Memorial Day, I urge you to contribute generously, but be aware and astute in the organizations that you support.
As we debate the FDA Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) in Congress, one of my priorities will be an important provision that protects consumers from potentially dangerous dietary supplements.
On Tuesday night, I was honored as the “Most Valuable Policymaker” by the Sports Fans Coalition. Today, I spent a few minutes this morning discussing sports blackouts and what we must do in the future to support the rights of fans.
Like many of you, I was appalled when I heard accounts of employers forcing prospective employees to provide passwords to personal websites like Facebook as part of the hiring process. As Americans, we value our privacy, and the thought that our privacy could be invaded as part of the job hunt is anathema to us.
There should be nothing contentious or partisan about providing affordable college education. In coming weeks, the Congress must seize the opportunity to invest in college affordability, or student loan intrest rates will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent in July.
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