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You, Too, Can Buy a Congressman!
But here's a better idea: Let's just take our democracy off the market altogether.
After Marriage Equality and Obamacare, Mixed Results From SCOTUS on Abortion, Pollution, Executions
We examine the decisions and look at pending rulings on affirmative action and union dues.
Global Governance … Into the Future
Global governance is failing when we need it most.
Justice Delivered: A Week That Changed a Nation
“It feels as if the Earth I thought I knew tilted a tiny bit on its axis last week.”
Voting Laws Roundup 2015
As the early stages of the 2016 presidential race begin, state legislatures are already considering hundreds of laws that could determine voters' access to the ballot.
Obamacare Subsidies Survive Supreme Court Ruling
The court announced that the government may continue to subsidize insurance plans for all people.
An Unprecedented Uprising Against Impunity in Guatemala
A broad-based movement against official corruption is rocking Guatemala to its core.
“An Age of the Statistically Unlikely”: An Interview With Jill Stein
Jill Stein discusses the Green New Deal and the politics of fear she says is holding third parties back.
Electronic Voting Fraud: A Real Threat to Any Democrat Running for President
The way the US electoral process now stands, electronic voting machines guarantee a Republican victory in 2016.
All In: The Bush Family Goes for Number Three (With the Help of Its Bankers)
As expected, dynastic politics is prevailing in campaign 2016.