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Lula Is Freed in Brazil in Victory for Movement to Resist Bolsonaro
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to challenge President Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 elections.
The Perfectly Legal Ways Foreign Powers Subvert US Democracy
The U.S. is more susceptible to foreign meddling now than it has been in decades -- and most of it is legal.
Judge Appointed by Trump Dismisses President’s Tax Return Lawsuit
Trump had sued New York to preemptively block House Democrats from requesting his returns under a new state law.
William Taylor’s Testimony Tomorrow Should Terrify Republicans
If support for impeachment grows, how long will Mitch McConnell be able to ignore it?
The Effort to Impeach Trump Is Not a Distraction
Holding up Trump's crimes to scrutiny will help put a check on his abuses of power.
Facebook’s Right-Wing Hate Speech Problem Isn’t Going Away
Facebook has rolled out policies that critics say allow public figures to spread hate and lies online.
Bolivian Vice President Álvaro García Linera on Marx and Indigenous Politics
García Linera offers a framework for how the left can overcome the limits and errors of twentieth-century socialism.
The Most Active White Supremacist Group in the US Is Hiding in Plain Sight
Patriot Front was formed in the aftermath of the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017.
International Actors Have Always Been the Biggest Threat to Democracy in Haiti
We're seeing the collapse of an unsustainable status quo upheld by U.S. and foreign intervention in Haiti.
“Lord, Let Your Arm Strengthen Trump”: A Televangelist Is on White House Payroll
New White House employee Paula White is calling for people to pray away impeachment.