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Vulture Funds Profiting Off Puerto Rico Gave to Biden, Buttigieg and Klobuchar
These hedge funds recently negotiated an agreement that would limit funds available for the island's rebuilding efforts.
As Primaries Heat Up, Centrist Candidates Forget Their Campaign Finance Pledges
For all the talk about the progress the Democratic establishment has made, it seems like old habits are hard to shake.
Thousands Are Taking the Streets to Protest Suspension of Dominican Elections
Protesters are now demanding an independent investigation into what happened in the local elections.
Corporate Media Aren’t Observers of the Electoral Process. They’re Participants.
With all that’s at stake in 2020, the mainstream media is a letdown we can ill afford.
Billionaire Family Behind Opioid Crisis Turned to Bloomberg for PR Help
The relationship could shadow the former New York mayor's presidential bid.
DC Lobbyists Panic Over Possibility of Sanders Win
Sanders plans on changing how Washington conducts business.
Dark Money Posing as Women’s Groups May Have Played Key Role in Electing Trump
Two “women's” organizations may have played a pivotal part in the 2016 election.
Our Democratic Institutions Are Dying as Presidential Power Grows
George W. Bush laid the groundwork. Trump has taken executive excesses to the next level.
Sanders Supporters Denounce Open Threats by Superdelegates to Steal Nomination
Nearly 100 Democratic superdelegates said they are willing to thwart the will of the plurality of primary voters.
Top DNC Committee Is Packed With Fossil Fuel and Bank Lobbyists
Members include lobbyists for companies that oppose progressive policies like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal.