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The Logic of the Police State: Waking Up to the Darkness in US Policing
A look at arguments against reforms reveals disregard for concerns about brutality and abuse.
Misinformer of the Year: The Center for Medical Progress
CMP produced its own content that it used to infiltrate a fractured media environment and receptive conservative echo chamber.
Make the US Great, Like It Was – When?
Donald Trump and his followers clearly don't see the ugly parts of our nation's past as problematic.
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Note to the Candidates: Don’t Forget About the Federal Reserve Board
When it comes to the Fed and its importance, most of the candidates seem to be failing as badly as Donald Trump did on his nuclear triad test.
Who Won Democratic Debate on ISIS? John Kerry and the UN Security Council
Defending action by the United Nations has seemed to have fallen out of favor among liberal Democrats.
Neoliberal Roots of the Far Right’s Ascendance in France
Progressive activists often use the slogan: “No justice, no peace”; this applies to the US as well as to Europe.
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Republicans, US Inequality and the Military-Industrial Complex
Republicans' support for the military industrial complex contributes to income inequality in the United States.
As Public Funding of Universities Dwindles, Faculty Are Unionizing
Non-tenure-track university faculty are joining unions to challenge pro-business educational priorities.
Koch Brothers Supersize Higher Education Spending
In 2014, billionaire industrialists' foundations donated to more colleges than ever.
Why Is a Democratic Media Firm Buying Ads for a Controversial Minnesota Mine?
A lobbying group promoting a controversial mining project in Minnesota is working with an ad firm that primarily buys ad time for Democratic candidates.