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Trump Judicial Adviser’s Dark Money Network Hides Supreme Court Spending
The Judicial Crisis Network has spent millions of dollars to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court picks.
Julián Castro Ends 2020 Bid by Listing Names of People of Color Killed by Police
Castro invoked Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Aiyana Jones, Eric Garner, Laquan McDonald, Sandra Bland and others.
We Are the Majority. We Must Turn That Into Power.
Positive change will only occur if our struggles evolve into an organized popular movement against the elites.
UN Expert Describes Detention of Chelsea Manning as “Amounting to Torture”
In a letter to the U.S. government, the special rapporteur on torture called for the immediate release of Manning.
Far Right Movements Suffered Big Losses in 2019. But They Are Far From Defeated.
As long as Trump remains in power, he will ensure a political climate for far-right groups to proliferate.
19 Things We Learned About Money in Politics in 2019
The year in campaign finance had highs and lows (mostly lows).
Michael Moore: Democrats Must Not Ignore Voters of Color
Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore speaks about Donald Trump and the 2020 election.
White House Lawyers Argued Trump Could Override Congress to Freeze Ukraine Aid
Critics reacted with alarm to the proposed justification for freezing the Ukraine aid, which was not disclosed publicly.
Trump Retweets Article Outing Name of Alleged Ukraine Whistleblower
Legal experts say that “outing” a whistleblower likely amounts to a violation of federal law.
Michael Moore on Republicans Opposing Impeachment, Possible Trump 2020 Win
Last week, Moore witnessed the historic vote to impeach the president from the front row of the House gallery.