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Black Southern Mayors Issue Endorsement “Roadmap” to Presidential Hopefuls
Promises of funding for racial justice and equitable housing, climate and infrastructure policies is what it will take.
Why Isn’t Congress Impeaching Trump for War Crimes?
Why is coercing a foreign government with U.S. aid seen as more egregious than a foreign policy drenched in blood?
Will This Be the Scandal That Finally Prompts Republicans to Defect From Trump?
If Republicans circle the wagons now, they’re doing so around a stick of lit dynamite.
Trump’s Legal Manipulation Could Chill Future Whistleblower Testimony
Presidents cannot manipulate the classification of information to conceal their own illegal activities.
With the Gears of Impeachment Finally Grinding, the Hard Part Begins
Trump is being impeached because he tried to humiliate Joe Biden and then covered it up.
Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Massive White House Cover-Up
The complaint goes beyond a single phone call by alleging a wider White House conspiracy to cover it up.
Snowden Condemns Trump’s Treatment of Whistleblower Who Exposed Ukraine Scandal
“They want to talk about the whistleblower rather than the government's own wrongdoing,” says Snowden.
Why Edward Snowden Risked His Life to Expose the Surveillance State
Snowden's new memoir reveals what led him to risk his life to expose the U.S. government’s system of surveillance.
Neoliberalism Paved the Way for Authoritarian Right-Wing Populism
Neoliberalism's ruling elite eschews real democracy, seeing it as the enemy of markets.
Donald Trump Must Resign
The whistleblower report is damning in the extreme.