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When the GOP Went Off the Rails
An excerpt of Kurt Andersen's “Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire.”
From New Orleans to the DNC, Pressure Builds to Cut Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry
Institutions of all stripes are moving to sever their financial ties to the fossil fuel industry.
The GOP’s New Tax Plan: A Distraction That Could Throw the Midterm Elections
The timing of this legislation -- which would make permanent many of the tax cuts from the original plan -- is no mistake.
Trump Ends Family Separations by Detaining Whole Families Indefinitely
No plan is in place to return already-separated children to their families.
Seymour Hersh on Torture at Abu Ghraib and Secret US Assassination Programs
Sy Hersh looks back at the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal that he exposed nearly 15 years ago.
Seymour Hersh: Media Today Must Cover Yemen and Trump Policy, Not Get Distracted by Tweets
Free press in the US is quickly becoming a myth.
After Tax Cuts for Richest, House GOP Unveils $5.4 Trillion Attack on Nation’s Safety Net
House Republicans on Tuesday quietly unveiled their 2019 budget proposal.
Defenders of Democracy
This is not a drill!
US Leaves UN Human Rights Council
Haley and Pompeo released a joint statement yesterday.
Child Abuse at the Border: We Must Stop This Monstrosity
We cannot fail these children. We cannot fail ourselves.