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Kochs’ “Grassroots Leadership Academy” Is Training an Astroturf Army
The Koch brothers have already spent at least $400 million of $889 million committed to the 2016 election cycle; where is that money being spent?
Noam Chomsky: Today’s Republican Party Is a Candidate for Most Dangerous Organization in Human History
Chomsky looks at the rightward shift in US politics and the 2016 election.
Noam Chomsky: Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff “Impeached by a Gang of Thieves”
“What's happening in Brazil now is extremely unfortunate in many ways,” Chomsky said.
Why Trump Can Lie and No One Seems to Care
The GOP candidate gets away with contradictory statements because the mainstream media and the public let him.
How Bernie Sanders Could Still Win the ​Democratic Nomination
Is there still a realistic path for Bernie Sanders to secure the Democratic Party's presidential nomination?
The Supreme Court Is at Stake: Why the Presidential Election Matters
A US Supreme Court for the few or the many? Not voting gives your voice to others to decide.
The Ghosts of 1968 Haunt the Election of 2016
A slender, long-forgotten work of fiction foresees the rage and frustration of Donald Trump's America.
Two Very Different Donalds, One White House Goal
Don McGahn is now a top Trump adviser despite campaign ideology and family history.
Whistleblower Fired for Exposing Flint Mayor’s Alleged Plan to Take Water Donations
Flint City Administrator Natasha Henderson,is among the few Flint officials attempting to do their jobs with integrity.
US Army Chaplain Resigns in Opposition to Use of Assassin Drones by the United States
Antal wrote, “We have sanitized killing and condoned extrajudicial assassinations ... ”