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Election Agency Mulls Options to Curb Foreign Political Money, Punts Until Summer
Will this move suffer the fate of another deadlocked vote that has become all too common?
Why Bernie’s Right About Glass-Steagall
As the quip attributed to Mark Twain goes, history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes.
The Spirit of Occupy Lives on in France’s Emerging Direct Democracy Movement
Five years after popular uprisings and Occupy-style movements spread around the world, another movement is growing in France.
Charitable Plutocracy: Bill Gates, Washington State and the Nuisance of Democracy
How these philanthropists coordinate tax-exempt grantmaking with political funding remains largely obscure.
William Rivers Pitt | New York: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning
It's been a weird year, and it's fixing to get a whole lot weirder.
The Chomsky Anthology of Dissent: Twenty-Four Years of Challenging US Hegemony
“The Chomsky Collection” adds much needed insight to this ongoing narrative.
Presidential Candidate Dr. Jill Stein: The United States’ Multi-Organ Failure
Part of the way the US Empire's elections are rigged is the corporate media's censorship of third-party candidates.
As Clinton Backs Closer US-Israel Ties, Sanders Criticizes Settlements and 2014 Assault on Gaza
As Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders prepare for tonight's debate in Brooklyn, one issue expected to come up is the Israel-Palestine conflict.
What’s Fueling the Clinton Campaign?
The activist who confronted Clinton over her oil-soaked campaign funds exposed the rot of the US political system.
Why I’m Ready to Get Arrested With Restaurant Workers
Everyone who cares about the state of our democracy should join us.