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Trump’s Alleged Fraud and Child Rape: The Stranger-Than-Fiction Story of Election 2016
Itu2019s been an incredibly strange political year.
The Era of Post-Truth Politics Is the Failure to Adapt to the Digital Age
The question is, if we now live in a post-truth democracy, what does this say about the very idea we live in such a democracy?
Will the FBI’s Document Release Disrupt the Election?
One week before Election Day, the race for the White House is shockingly close.
Donald Trump Is No Outsider; He Mirrors Our Political Culture
He's right that the little guy is being screwed by the system. The problem is, he's the embodiment of it.
Democrats Sue Trump and GOP Under 1871 KKK Act for Threatening Voters of Color
Trump has repeatedly urged his supporters to monitor polling booths on Election Day.
The Violence of White Privilege: The Bundy Clan, Dakota Access, the Noose and Donald Trump
White privilege also acts. White privilege is violent.
The October Surprise: Michael Isikoff on the FBI’s Clinton Email Investigation That Could Jolt Race
FBI Director James Comey notified congressional leaders that the agency had discovered more of Clinton's emails.
How Republicans Game the Concept of Democracy Through Disenfranchisement
Voter disenfranchisement is just one of the techniques Republicans have employed to undermine democracy.
RNC and DNC: High Surveillance Used to Crack Down on Dissent
Historically, the RNC and DNC have been times of increased surveillance and policing.
Are the Republicans Looking Toward Only Allowing Property Owners to Vote?
Some on the right simply reject the notion that more people voting is in itself a sign of civic health.