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It Didn’t Have to Be This Way: How Trump Filled the Void
Trump is aftermath; what got us here is the real problem.
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Noam Chomsky: Building Spaces of Resistance
Capitalism atomizes society into individuals who accept the status quo.
![US Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens as Donald Trump delivers a speech at Manchester Community College in Manchester, New Hampshire, on March 19, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/06/GettyImages-934621540-400x300.jpg)
Spygate’s a Big Bust, but Donald Trump Still Hates Jeff Sessions
The Department of Justice had succumbed to pressure to allow the president's henchmen to see some highly classified information about the FBI's use of a confidential informant in the …
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John Bolton Names Professional Islamophobe and Bush Official Fred Fleitz to National Security Staff
Eric Levitz discusses more.
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Penguin Thinks We’re Nazis
You can't dehumanize entire groups of people like this!
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Candidates Backed by Sanders’s “Our Revolution” Organization Achieve Early Success
Win or lose, progressives are gaining ground down-ballot.
![Roseanne Barr interviewed by Dana Weiss during the 7th Annual Jerusalem Post Conference at Marriott Marquis Hotel on April 29, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/GettyImages-955531684-400x300.jpg)
Barr the Bigot: How Racism Exposes the Authoritarian Strain
ABC and Disney deserve everything that is coming their way.
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That Could Only Mean One Thing
![US Attorney General Jeff Sessions looks on as he addresses the National Sheriffs' Association opioid roundtable in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2018_0530sessions-400x300.jpg)
Trump Reportedly Told Sessions to Reverse Recusal From Russia Probe
Sessions ultimately refused Trump's demand.
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After Ireland’s Historic Abortion Vote, Calls Grow for Abortion Rights in Northern Ireland
Activists in Ireland discuss more.