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Trump’s Pledge to Defeat AIDS Is Belied by His Policies
Everything my community and I have worked so hard to build, Trump has worked systematically to destroy.
Unprecedented Spending by Outside Groups Already Fueling Trump’s 2020 Bid
Independent expenditures for multiple hybrid-PACs supporting Trump’s 2020 candidacy totaled over $1 million this year.
Elizabeth Warren Is Not a Socialist, But She Still Makes Wall Street Squirm
Can Warren win over Democratic voters with the language of regulation, rather than revolution?
New Evidence Emerges of Possible Wrongdoing by Trump Inaugural Committee
The Trump inaugural appears to have overpaid for space at Trump’s Washington hotel, a possible violation of the law.
Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal Is a Product of Youth Uprising
Activists have made it clear -- politicians can get on board with the Green New Deal or “fade into oblivion.”
Mike Pompeo Claims Terror Threat as Cause for US Action in Venezuela
The secretary of state told Fox News that he believes Hezbollah has a presence in Venezuela.
In Venezuela, White Supremacy Is a Key Driver of the Coup
The so-called uprising is, in part, a furious backlash against sharing power with mixed-race Venezuelans like Maduro.
Blackface Is a National Problem and Virginia’s Top Officials Must Step Down
A reckoning about racism and sexual assault has left Virginia’s government in disarray.
Coffeebucks-Man
A hero arises to champion the forgotten Americans — the top 1 percent.
With Top Officials Embroiled in Scandal, Democrats May Lose Virginia
Virginia Democrats launched the blue wave in 2017 by sweeping to power. Now they're on the verge of losing it all.