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Is the DNC Using Arbitrary Criteria to Exclude Mike Gravel From Debates?
Gravel has been excluded while other candidates who failed to reach donor thresholds will debate next week.
Mueller Should Have Subpoenaed Trump
An interrogation of Trump could have made a significant difference in the findings of the Mueller report.
Need a Blueprint to Remove Trump? Look to What Puerto Ricans Did in 16 Days.
Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans successfully forced the governor from office within days of nonviolent protests.
Trump’s Not the Only Republican to Welcome Election Meddling
Mitch McConnell and his GOP colleagues are consistently blocking election security bills.
Women Continue to Donate to Campaigns in Record Numbers Heading Into 2020
Nearly four times the number of women have donated so far compared to this point in the 2016 election season.
Modern-Day “Poll Taxes” Disenfranchise Millions of Low-Income Voters
Fines related to jail sentences make the right to vote unaffordable for millions of formerly incarcerated people.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Resigns Following Mass Protests
This comes two days after over 500,000 protesters came out in one of the largest protests in Puerto Rican history.
Protests Erupt in London as Boris Johnson Is Sworn In as New Prime Minister
The membership of the Conservative Party who voted for Johnson represents less than 1 percent of the British population.
Mueller’s Testimony Didn’t Herald Impeachment — But Don McGahn’s Might
The absent star of Wednesday’s hearings was Don McGahn, who was ordered by Trump to fire Mueller.
Trump’s Tweets Are Not Just a Diversion, They’re Part of a Fascist Agenda
In Trump’s world, obedience and allegiance to the leader are demanded, while opponents are crushed.