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Democratic Gun Control Filibuster Leaves Advocates Skeptical: “We Could Be Asking for a Lot More”
Senate Democrats took the chamber floor for a nearly 15-hour filibuster for stricter gun control legislation.
Milo Yiannopoulos Doesn’t Care About Free Speech, and He Doesn’t Care About Your Ideas
Yiannopoulos is an “alternative right” provocateur who hates feminism and the Black Lives Matter movement, who embarked on his “Dangerous F*ggot Tour”.
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When America Was Great
According to a survey, Trump supporters most frequently chose the year 2000 as ‘when America was great.’
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A Future to Believe in: Where Sanders Can Go From Here
In the final act of the Democratic presidential primary, it is easy to believe the US has gone through a battle unparalleled in modern history.
A Former Economic Hit Man Explains How to Restore Democracy in the United States
John Perkins dubbed his role an “economic hitman,” a person who helps multinational corporations prey on weaker nations.
GOP Congress Plays Pentagon Budget Games
Despite a nearly $600 billion military budget, congressional Republicans are demanding even more money for the Pentagon.
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Trumped into a Corner
As California Admits 2 Million Ballots Remain Uncounted, Bernie Sanders Pushes for Changing Primary Process
On Thursday, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla said at least 2 million votes cast in California's presidential primary election have yet to be counted.
Why Hillary Clinton and Obamacare Will Not Solve the Health Care Crisis
While it has done a lot of good, the Affordable Care Act is not a long-term solution to the US health care crisis.
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Bernie Sanders Might Soon Be Out of the Race, but Not the Revolution
Five ways to build on the momentum of the Sanders campaign and transform US politics in ways his supporters envisioned.