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John Bolton Names Professional Islamophobe and Bush Official Fred Fleitz to National Security Staff
Eric Levitz discusses more.
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Penguin Thinks We’re Nazis
You can't dehumanize entire groups of people like this!
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Candidates Backed by Sanders’s “Our Revolution” Organization Achieve Early Success
Win or lose, progressives are gaining ground down-ballot.
![Roseanne Barr interviewed by Dana Weiss during the 7th Annual Jerusalem Post Conference at Marriott Marquis Hotel on April 29, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/GettyImages-955531684-400x300.jpg)
Barr the Bigot: How Racism Exposes the Authoritarian Strain
ABC and Disney deserve everything that is coming their way.
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That Could Only Mean One Thing
![US Attorney General Jeff Sessions looks on as he addresses the National Sheriffs' Association opioid roundtable in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2018_0530sessions-400x300.jpg)
Trump Reportedly Told Sessions to Reverse Recusal From Russia Probe
Sessions ultimately refused Trump's demand.
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After Ireland’s Historic Abortion Vote, Calls Grow for Abortion Rights in Northern Ireland
Activists in Ireland discuss more.
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These States Don’t Want the Electoral College to Determine the Next US President
This isn't just about elections.
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Don and Rudy’s Wild Weekend: Trump’s Outlandish Tweets Are an Attempt to Shape Public Opinion
Even by Trump standards, that was quite a Twitter outburst.
![David H. Koch at the Lincoln Center Spring Gala at Alice Tully Hall on May 2, 2017, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/GettyImages-676788866-400x300.jpg)
Who Are the 2018 Koch Candidates?
The disclosed spending is only part of a much larger electoral operation.