Confessions of an Undocumented Reporter

FEATURE: A man without papers navigates the immigration rally
AP

We were instructed to rise up out of the shadows. To band together, stand together, take our calloused hands and claw our way out of the shadows. To demand, to sit-in until the shadows had evaporated. Tens of thousands responded to the call, chanting “Si Se Puede.”

Markey’s Dark Money

Critic of Citizens United benefiting from dark dollars
Reps. Stephen Lynch, Ed Markey / AP

Dark money groups are spending significant sums on behalf of Rep. Ed Markey’s (D., Mass.) bid for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, despite his stated opposition to such groups and a pledge to restrict their role in the race.

Putting Donors Ahead of Seniors

Senate Dem celebrates victory of union workers who allegedly risked lives of patients
HealthBridge strike / AP

A Senate Democrat who has championed legislation to combat elderly abuse marched in lockstep with union nursing home workers who are alleged to have put the lives of patients at risk during a labor walkout.

The Nursing Home Nightmare

Labor Costs Killing Nursing Homes
AP

Lucrative union contracts have driven five Connecticut nursing homes at the center of a labor dispute into bankruptcy.

Left-Wing Groups Shape Dodd Frank

Financial regulations pushed by groups with ties to dark money outfits
Elizabeth Warren, former special adviser to CFPB, speaks on of the anniversary of the Dodd-Frank / AP

A host of left-wing groups met with top regulators in the aftermath of the 2010 passage of the Dodd-Frank financial regulation legislation, raising concerns among some observers that the administration’s approach to those regulations could be colored by some of the left’s more radical elements.

Union Busted for Unfair Labor Practice

SEIU local reprimanded by the NLRB for failing to turn over requested files
Labor Day Parade in Detroit / AP

The NLRB’s three-Democrat panel of board members declared SEIU Healthcare Michigan violated the labor rights of a member of its union staff on Friday.

Endangering the Elderly

Judge orders company to rehire unionized health care workers who may have endangered lives of elderly patients
AP

A federal judge appointed by former President Bill Clinton has ordered five Connecticut nursing homes to rehire striking employees despite a criminal investigation into allegations that some of those workers endangered the lives of seniors.