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Being in Prison Should Not Take Away Your Right to Vote, Says Sanders
Sanders said at a town hall Monday that he believed in restoring voting rights for prisoners.
Right-Wing Legislator Offered to Help Enact Violence Against Constituents
The legislator, who is ALEC’s Washington chair, discussed violent tactics with a far-right talk show host.
Right-Wing Border Militias Are the Troops of Trump’s Authoritarian Regime
The milita's “commander” was arrested last Saturday by the FBI on federal firearms charges.
Bernie Sanders Made a Lot of Money — and He Wants It Taxed
Sanders is volunteering to deflate his bank account and wants the rich to be required to do the same.
Mueller Report Exposes Campaign Finance Problems Far Beyond Russia
Campaign finance law has a major digital advertising and disclosure gap.
Mueller Documented Probable Cause That Trump Obstructed Justice
Mueller systematically and methodically laid out the case for obstruction of justice against Trump.
A Left Strategy for the 2020 Elections and Beyond
The left must start treating election campaigns not as sideshows but base-building exercises to create leverage.
How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups
The agency has largely given up on regulating an entire category of nonprofits.
How Congress Can Follow Up on the Incomplete and Redacted Mueller Report
The version of the report released is only the start of wide-ranging and intensive House investigations.
Glenn Greenwald vs. David Cay Johnston on the Mueller Report
The Justice Department has released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page report.