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At Long Last, Donald Trump Knows True Fear
We will soon bear witness to a scorched-earth retreat by the White House.
The Senate Is an Institutional Barrier to Democracy
Republicans have won Senate majority in 6 of the last 10 elections without representing a majority of the public.
Georgia Voter Purge Victim: “This Was a Strategy From Kemp”
Yasmin Bakhtiari says she was purged from the rolls and blocked from using a provisional ballot.
The Election Was Step One. Now It’s Time to Take On the Capitalist Class.
Only a mass multiracial working class movement can stop Trump.
The Fight for Net Neutrality Heats Up as Democrats Take the House
Every House Democrat who opposes Trump's attacks on net neutrality held onto their seat in the 2018 midterms.
The “Blue Wave” Was Also a “Muslim Wave”
In the most Islamophobic election in history, Muslim candidates scored wins by embracing progressive policies.
Several States Pass Campaign Finance Reform Measures During Midterms
A number of measures across the country aimed at reforming money in politics passed on Tuesday.
Progressives Are Pushing Economic Democracy. Democrats Need to Listen.
Democrats at all levels of government must direct public resources toward a cooperative, not a corporate economy.
Fierce Critic of Mueller Probe Now Has Power to Sabotage the Investigation
The acting attorney general could curtail funding for the probe and preclude avenues of investigation.
Trump Firing Sessions Brings Back Troubling Memories of the Nixon Era
Trump’s firing of Sessions has led to many comparisons between Trump and former President Richard Nixon.