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McConnell Won’t Say if Tillerson Can Be Confirmed as Secretary of State
Tea leaves in the Senate suggest it could be an uphill battle to get Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson confirmed.
Electoral College Members Seek Intel Briefing on Possible Russian Meddling in Election to Aid Trump
This year electors in states won by Donald Trump are facing mounting pressure to reject his presidency.
Greg Palast: By Rejecting Recount, Is Michigan Covering Up 75,000 Ballots Never Counted?
Trump won Michigan by fewer than 11,000 votes.
Before Bernie Sanders Was Michael Manley: Social Revolutionaries of the Third World
Many Third World leaders have come to office with plans for changes similar to those advocated by Sanders.
Waking Up to the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act
We have created an infrastructure for really serious social and political control.
Dangerous Americans: The Trump Nominees in Full
This rogue's gallery is, far and away, the most dangerous rack of nominees ever assembled.
William Rivers Pitt | New Hampshire to Trump: Shut Your Yap
You keep talking, Mr. Trump. We'll keep the flame.
Beyond Self-Enrichment: Trump Conflicts Raise Serious Concerns
The risks of a president who asserts the right to continue business activities outside the presidency stretch well-beyond typical concepts of corruption.
Hillary Clinton’s Inaugural Address
Here's what we'd like to hear her say before Donald Trump takes office — a call for a shadow government that will watchdog everything he and Congress do.
The Peace Movement and Resistance in Dark Times
We woke to a different country on November 9, one to be ruled by a racist, dishonest, neo-fascist administration.