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How Jim Crow Went to China in the Making of Big Tobacco
Our understanding of corporate power has been clouded in smoke.
Shunning Corporate PACs Won’t End Corporate Influence in Elections
Industry will still find ways for money to reach the candidate through “individual donations.”
The FBI Is the Enemy of the Left
The FBI's infiltration of the Left in the 1960s and ’70s should make us think twice about praising it.
Down the Imperial Memory Hole With Venezuela
The U.S. is determined to destroy all vestiges of the Bolivarian revolution, which put people before profits.
Foreign-Owned Corporations Funnel Millions Into US Elections
Under current rules, the Federal Election Commission has no tools to stop any sort of influence from foreign nationals.
Wisconsin GOP’s Lame-Duck Power Grab Ruled Unconstitutional
A Wisconsin judge ruled against laws passed by the Republican-controlled legislature in December.
Trump Administration Losing 94 Percent of Lawsuits Over Illegal Policy Changes
Federal agencies under Trump are losing suits at a record rate, largely because of massive incompetence.
New Bill Would Keep Incarcerated Pregnant Women From Forced Medical Isolation
In Maryland, incarcerated pregnant people in their third trimester are involuntarily placed in medical isolation.
Chicago Grad Workers on Strike for Living Wages and Respect
Graduate student workers are demanding livable wages and better working conditions.
Commemorating 40 Years of “Injustice for All”
The unfulfilled promise of “justice for all” lives within the pledge of allegiance, but seemingly nowhere else.