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The Coming Democratic Crackup
Though the mainstream media is focused on Republican divisions, anti-war Democrats resist Hillary Clinton's pro-war agenda.
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Why Are Los Angeles Children Drinking Cloudy, Discolored Water?
Plastic bags are covering water fountains and the children are being given plastic water bottles.
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William Rivers Pitt | Naked Politics: Sanders, Clinton and How to Win When You’re Losing
MSNBC — the ha “liberal” news network — went to work on the Sanders campaign as if Bernie had shot Rachel Maddow's dog.
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Why a GOP Challenger Is Unlikely to Beat Trump
With five of the last seven Republican nominees refusing to endorse Trump, the GOP is facing its biggest rift since 1912.
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Electoral Boycott as a Revolutionary Tactic
The potential for radical change is widely recognized, but prevailing reformist ideas remain insufficient.
Kochs’ “Grassroots Leadership Academy” Is Training an Astroturf Army
The Koch brothers have already spent at least $400 million of $889 million committed to the 2016 election cycle; where is that money being spent?
Women and Children First: Homeland Security Targets “Family Units” for Deportation in May and June
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has now told field offices nationwide to launch a 30-day surge of arrests focused on mothers and children.
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In Wake of Shell’s Gulf Oil Spill, Protesters Demand a Ban on Offshore Drilling
Activists from the Gulf and Arctic regions led a march in Washington, DC, against the president's offshore drilling plan.
CIA Watchdog “Mistakenly” Destroys Its Sole Copy of Senate Torture Report
Following a long battle to release the probe, some worry that the report could vanish altogether.
The Term “War Crime” Is Obsolete
If war crimes are defined as military actions that harm great numbers of civilians, then all wars today are crimes or the term is meaningless.