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Over 140 Arrested as Youth-Led Demonstrators Demand Green New Deal
Demonstrators flooded the Capitol building to demand that elected officials listen to their youngest constituents.
#MeToo Is Slowly Disrupting the Power Structure
Although 1 in 4 officials accused of sexual misconduct is still in office, the tide is turning.
Mueller Probe Could Lead to Indictment of the Trump Organization
Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler discusses more.
News From the Far Side of Nowhere
Americans have been in a contest of avoidance when it comes to what their country and the planet are becoming.
Trump Says He Didn’t Have to Disclose Payments. Legal Experts Disagree.
Trump declared that his payments to hush rumors of extramarital affairs were “private transactions.”
New Documents Show That Facebook Has Never Deserved Your Trust
You are, and always have been, Facebook’s most valuable product.
Michigan Is the Latest Example of the Restaurant Lobby Subverting Democracy
Real democracy would lead to minimum wage hikes.
George H.W. Bush Was an Enemy of the Working Class
Bush Sr. bears plenty of responsibility for the uncivil world we live in today.
Subtle Obstructions
The Trump campaign's 2016 activities are now about as well covered-up as Trump's hair piece.
Ocasio-Cortez and Tlaib Expose Congressional Orientation’s Corporate Sponsors
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib criticized the conference for shutting out the progressive community.