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As an Investor in Biotech Stock, Republican Chris Collins May Have Overshared
New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins has been charged with violating insider trading laws.
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Sessions’s “Religious Liberty Task Force” Sanctifies Discrimination
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has turned religious freedom into an instrument of discrimination.
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Chicago’s Violence Is Fueled by Neoliberalism
Rahm Emanuel's neoliberal policies have left Chicago neighborhoods devastated.
![Bangladeshi students hold a procession protest against the ongoing attacks on students and demanding safe roads at Dhaka University Campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 6, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/GettyImages-1012162870d-400x300.jpg)
As Violence Consumes Dhaka, Protesters Struggle to Get Their Story Out
The ruling party is limiting internet and social media access as it unleashes rape and assault on protesters.
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Do Recent Primaries Mean Democrats Could Retake the Senate and House?
Voters headed to the polls Tuesday for a special election in Ohio, and primaries in Michigan and Missouri.
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Fault Right
![President Trump speaks at a rally to show support for Ohio Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson on August 4, 2018, in Lewis Center, Ohio.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/GettyImages-1011143788-400x300.jpg)
Neoliberal Fascism and the Echoes of History
The nightmares that have shaped the past and await return are poised to wreak havoc on us again.
![Counterprotestors demonstrate during an "alt-right" rally at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on August 4, 2018, in Portland, Oregon.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/08/GettyImages-1011117968-400x300.jpg)
Pushing Back Against White Supremacists a Year After Charlottesville
It's up to the public to deny the far right their forum because the state is busy protecting their free speech.
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Mother of Heather Heyer: Everyone Needs to Stand Against Hate
It has been nearly a year since anti-racist activist Heather Heyer died in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Trump Digs Himself Into Deeper Trouble — and His Voters Are Finally Noticing
Maybe it’s true that no one thing can destroy Trump. But immigration, Russia and trade are hurting him badly.