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The Priciest Midterms Ever, Brought to You by “Dark Money” and Election Finance Out of Control
Despite record campaign spending, voter turn-out was expected to be the lowest in years.
40,000 Voters Missing in Georgia? After Registration Drive in Areas of Color, Names Left Off Rolls
A major voting registration controversy could impact one of the Senate's tightest races.
“Prison Inflicts Mass Violence”: Bill Ayers Interviews Maya Schenwar
In this interview, Bill Ayers speaks with Maya Schenwar about her new book and how we can create a society that doesn't use prison to “solve” its problems.
Jim Crow Returns: Interstate “Crosscheck” Program Could Strip Millions of the Right to Vote
Investigative journalist Greg Palast details how new voter ID laws risk disenfranchising millions, especially black, Hispanic and Asian-American voters.
Angelique Kidjo: Don’t Let the Ebola Crisis Dehumanize Africa and Don’t Let Hate Consume the United States
Ebola cases have surged in Sierra Leone and the confirmed overall toll has topped 5,000.
Bernie Sanders on Breaking Big Money’s Grip on Elections
Bernie Sanders is angry about big money's wholesale purchase of political power.
Mariana Mazzucato: Government Risk and Private Sector Reward
Is there a role for the state in fostering innovation?
Truthout Interviews on Domestic Abuse, State Violence and the Case of Marissa Alexander
Ted Asregadoo speaks to Truthout Contributors Tasahsa Henderson, Monica Trinidad and Ash Stephens about domestic abuse, state violence and the case of Marissa Alexander.
Changing Everything: Naomi Klein on Capitalism and Climate Change
Naomi Klein argues that while it's too late to stop climate change, we can save our civilization.
Chevron’s “Company Town” Fights Back: An Interview With Gayle McLaughlin
One of the most interesting and significant elections in the country is happening not at the state or federal level but in the small city of Richmond, California, where …