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With Gerrymandering, Republicans Have a Starting-Line Advantage of 10 Percent
Steven Rosenfeld on gerrymandering.
Trump’s War on Media Leaks and the Anti-Leak Training Program: A Chilling Combination for Whistleblowers
This is only retaliation.
Trump’s Latest Muslim Ban Is Defeated Again in Court
Trump's travel ban has been defeated again.
Trump’s First DC Circuit Nominee Thinks Waterboarding Can Be Okay
The DC Circuit has unique oversight power.
The Feds Spent Millions Seizing 5 Million Marijuana Plants in 2016
Addiction needs health care, not law enforcement.
William Rivers Pitt | Steve Bannon’s Armageddon
Bannon wants to shatter the country.
Hurricane Victims Don’t Have the “Complexion for Protection“
Millions of Puerto Ricans are still without water, food, electricity and shelter, four weeks after Hurricane Maria destroyed the island.
“Robin Hood in Reverse”: Sanders Blasts GOP Budget Ahead of Key Senate Vote
The Republican budget blueprint, writes the Vermont senator, is little more than a "gift to billionaires."
William Rivers Pitt | Why the 25th Amendment Won’t Save Us
We the people are the only remedy there is.
Germany’s Dangerous Lean: What the Far-Right Victory Means for the Rest of Europe
In an unprecedented turn, the far-right AfD party garnered nearly 13 percent of Germany's national vote.