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Cutting Capitalism Out of Our Relationships
Ending capitalism is both structural and interpersonal.
![Cynthia Nixon, a lifelong New Yorker, actress, progressive advocate and candidate running for governor, presented her Climate Justice Agenda on April 20, 2018, at the YMCA in the Rockaways.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/04/2018_0423dems-400x300.jpg)
Progressive Candidates Are Pulling the Democratic Party Left, Whether the Establishment Likes It or Not
Left-wing candidates are running on platforms of universal health care.
![Argentinian President Mauricio Macri attends the plenary session of the Eighth Americas Summit in Lima, on April 14, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/04/2018_0422macri-400x300.jpg)
Macri’s Argentina Has Become a Hotbed of Neoliberalism and Police Violence
Argentina has led Latin America's turn to the right.
![Gina Haspel, who was in charge of a black site in Thailand where torture occurred and ordered the destruction of CIA tapes of the human rights violations, has been nominated to become director of the spy agency.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/04/2018_0421haspel-400x300.jpg)
Gina Haspel, Who Tortured and Destroyed Torture Tapes, Has Been “Cleared” by CIA of Wrongdoing
Even members of the national security establishment are concerned.
![President Donald Trump's long-time personal attorney Michael Cohen arrives at a New York court on April 16, 2018, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/04/2018_0421cohen-400x300.jpg)
If Cohen Flips on Trump, Let the Wild Rumpus Start
Get ready for a long, hot summer.
![Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/04/2018_0420comey-400x300.jpg)
Following Release of Memos, Trump and His GOP Call for Comey’s Imprisonment
The right-wing media, led by unofficial White House chief of staff Sean Hannity, have been calling for indictments of the president's enemies for months.
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Dilma Rousseff: Lula’s Imprisonment Is Part of a Coup Corroding Brazil’s Democratic Institutions
Dilma Rousseff discusses more.
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Who Will Be the Next GOP Speaker?
Many in the GOP are willing to do anything to win.
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Trump’s Allies Are Threatening Rod Rosenstein With Impeachment if He Doesn’t Cooperate
Republicans are doing everything they can to distract from the continuing Russia investigation.
![Palestinians walk on a poster bearing images of Donald Trump and his deputy Mike Pence during a demonstration at the al-Quds Open University in Dura village on the outskirts of the West Bank town of Hebron on December 13, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/04/GettyImages-891594184-400x300.jpg)
Remove Trump, Defang Pence: Impeachment Is the Way
Impeaching Trump could also curtail Pence's worst ambitions.