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Comparing Hillary Clinton’s Top Donors to Bernie Sanders’ Top Donors
90 percent of the top 20 contributors to Hillary Clinton are corporations or provide services to corporations.
Blowing the Whistle on ALEC’s Little Brother ACCE – for Local Officials
A progressive Democrat joins the right-wing ALEC.
“Saucy Suffragettes” Party as Voting Rights Are Rolled Back
Voting rights around the country have been under serious assault in recent years.
Candidates Ignore the Role Race Plays in Determining Who Thrives and Who Struggles
Sanders and O'Malley, like the rest of the candidates, have built political platforms that largely ignore race.
A Supreme Threat to US Democracy
We're one judge away from government of the corporations, by the corporations, and for the corporations.
In Ethiopia, Obama Hails Democracy Despite Recent Election Where Ruling Party Won 100 Percent of Seats
Human rights groups have denounced Ethiopia's democracy as a “sham.”
Clinton and the Coup: Amid Protests in Honduras, Ex-President on Hillary’s Role in His 2009 Ouster
Manuel Zelaya talks about the new protest movement, the fallout from the 2009 coup, and Hillary Clinton's role in his ouster.
Obama Visits Ethiopia and Kenya to Discuss Counterterrorism, Gay Rights, Jobs
Obama arrived Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
How Right-Wing Groups Hope to Chip Away at Rules Allowing Us to Know Who Funds Campaign Ads
Corporate speech advocacy groups are trying to chip away at what's left of disclosure requirements.
Road Hazard: How the “Embarrassing” Gas Tax Impasse Explains Washington
If even red states can raise the gas tax, why can't Congress?