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Elites vs. Too Much Democracy: Andrew Sullivan’s Afraid of Popular Self-Government
The trouble with Trump isn't because of too much democracy; it's decades of political malfeasance that have made Americans furious.
Robert McChesney: Corporate Media Covering 2016 Election Through Eyes of Clinton Campaign
McChesney says reporters failed simply to ask questions about what exactly happened over the weekend when Sanders supporters erupted in protest at the Nevada state Democratic convention.
Donald Trump Vows to Sue The New York Times in Latest Show of Disregard for Press Freedom
Trump is reportedly considering suing The New York Times after it ran a major report on his past treatment of women.
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Donald Trump’s Unsurprising Surprise
Trump's rise is a fire bell in the night warning us of a dangerous cultural development.
Donald Trump Set to Be GOP Nominee Despite Links to Organized Crime
Trump has a history of close relationships with organized crime figures in the US.
How to Create an “Ecology of Change” by Combining Movement Uprisings With Long-Term Organizing
Grassroots forces have been most effective when they have harnessed both the power of organization and the power of widespread defiance.
The Hidden Costs of US Air War
When Russian air strikes kill civilians in Syria, it is big news in US newspapers, but there is near-total silence when US bombs kill civilians in Iraq or Syria.
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The Mainstream Media’s Big Disconnect: Why They Don’t Get Middle America
The journalists covering the elections are out of touch and missing this year's big stories.
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How Sanders Could Lay the Foundation for a Third US Political Party
A new, independently financed political party could make Bernie Sanders' call for “political revolution” more than a dream.
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Whistleblowers and Leak Activists Face Powerful Elites in Struggle to Control Information
The struggle over controlling this kind of information is one of the great conflicts of our times.