A new Congressional report accuses the World Health Organization of being corrupted by Purdue Pharma, the Oxycontin manufacturer facing a wave of lawsuits for its alleged role in causing the
Long past time to expand workplace harassment laws
In December 2017, five Latina kitchen workers filed a federal sexual harassment lawsuit against their employer, the national restaurant chain McCormick & Schmick’s. The women said that they were subjected
In Trump’s Washington, Mass. Democrats wield renewed power
For years, Elizabeth Warren has gotten top billing as one of President Trump’s chief critics. But these days, several other Massachusetts Democrats are gaining national attention for their leading roles
Representative Katherine Clark takes on Betsy DeVos over ‘racist’ policy change
The decision out of Washington last week to end a policy that protected black and brown students from unfair and often racist disciplinary practices could have easily passed with little
Clark, Pressley introduce bill to expand workplace protections for #MeToo cases
Massachusetts congresswomen on Tuesday introduced a bill that represents the first sweeping federal effort to address the systemic legal and workplace inequities exposed by the viral #MeToo movement — including
Lawrence’s Last Word: Donald Trump’s worst presidential appointment
Alex Acosta did not deny that he broke the law when he made a plea bargain deal with sex trafficker and child rapist Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire friend of Trump’s.
Rep. Katherine Clark advocates for better pay, childcare at Cambridge town hall
Speaking at a town hall in Cambridge last week, U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Melrose) urged her constituents to contact legislators from around the country and encourage their support for equal
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PAWS Act battling domestic violence part of farm bill
The new federal farm bill President Trump is expected to sign into law Thursday features a provision that protects pets as part of a larger domestic violence initiative. Surrounded by
In key campaign role, Katherine Clark helped Democrats regain House
Three days before the election, Katherine Clark flipped open her bright-pink iPhone case and called up one of the Democratic candidates the party was leaning on to help regain the House majority: Angie Craig, a former health care executive running for a suburban seat in Minnesota.