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How Two-Party Political Systems Bolster Capitalism
In two-major-party systems, political parties operate as if capitalism were the only viable economic structure.
“It Was Like a Fascist Rally”: Sikh Protester Ejected From Trump Event Speaks Out
“I saw the Trump official coming at us,” he said. “I yelled out that the campaign was giving shelter to white supremacists.”
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Six National Security Questions the Presidential Candidates Don’t Want to Answer
The presidential race of 2016 is shaping up as the most disheartening in recent memory.
Interview With Noam Chomsky: Is European Integration Unraveling?
Scholar Noam Chomsky offers his insights on Europe's migration and refugee crisis and the ongoing financial crisis in Greece.
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The United States’ Political Squirmish
Trump and Palin complain about the unfair nature of the media, but it is precisely the media to which they owe their ascendency.
On the Corrupting Influence of Money in Politics, Bernie Sanders Is Dead Right
“Congress is owned by big money and refuses to do what the American people want them to do,” says Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Reclaiming Democracy From a Rogue Supreme Court
Author Derek Cressman discusses how a constitutional amendment may be our best chance to overturn the Citizens United ruling.
Flint Refuses to Be Poisoned
Michigan's Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is finally feeling the heat for the outrageous crime of contaminating a city's water supply.
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Juanita Broaddrick
Hillary Clinton Declares War on Single-Payer Health Care
Hillary Clinton's attacks on Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All plan could do long-term damage to the movement for universal health care.