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![Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, September 4, 2018, in Washington, DC.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/09/GettyImages-1026648368k-400x300.jpg)
As Hearings Begin, Democrats Told to “Go for the Jugular” to Stop Kavanaugh
Protests against the most unpopular Supreme Court nominee in decades will continue.
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What Are They Thinking?
SCOTUS nominee Kavanaugh wants to expand executive power, yet half of Senate Democrats are undecided about him.
![Mick Mulvaney's leadership at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could be disastrous for college students.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/09/GettyImages-948131384mm-400x300.jpg)
Mulvaney Student Fee Whitewash Benefits Bank of America, US Bank
Mick Mulvaney's leadership at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could be disastrous for college students.
![Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for Florida governor, speaks as Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) listen behind him during a campaign rally at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades on August 31, 2018 in Orlando, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/09/GettyImages-1025598304-400x300.jpg)
Will the Democrats Catch a “Blue Wave”?
Analysts say Democrats will likely benefit from anti-Trump disgust in November, but what wing of the party will win?
![Antifa and counter protestors to a far-right rally march during the Unite the Right 2 Rally in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/GettyImages-1015806978-400x300.jpg)
Fighting Fascism and White Supremacy by Understanding History
To fight white supremacy, we must first reject our illusions about US democratic traditions, says author Gerald Horne.
![Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort leaves the Albert V. Bryan US Courthouse after an arraignment hearing March 8, 2018, in Alexandria, Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/GettyImages-929374274-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Disapproval Hits Record High After Manafort and Cohen News
As the midterms loom, Trump is more unpopular than ever, and Americans are rallying behind Robert Mueller.
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Four Days in Occupied Western Sahara — A Rare Look Inside Africa’s Last Colony
Thousands have been tortured, imprisoned, killed and disappeared while resisting the Moroccan occupation.
![Mother Mily Rivas (top, center-left), a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipient from El Salvador, stands with her daughters Suri and Ariely Murrilo, both US citizens, at the launch of the "TPS Journey for Justice Caravan" outside City Hall on August 17, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. Mily faces deportation with the termination of the TPS program for Salvadorans.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/GettyImages-1018361762-400x300.jpg)
Deporting US Citizens: Trump’s New Fascistic Use of Law
The fascist conception of law helps explain Trump's racist mission to reduce the non-white population.
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Bob Mueller’s Burgers
Flipping 'em like nobody's business.
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Another Typical Week
Nothing to see here! Move along!