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The Proper Response to Trump’s UN Speech Isn’t Laughter, It’s Terror
The US is effectively behaving like a mob boss within the UN, promoting brute force over diplomacy.
Blasey Ford Is “100 Percent Positive” Brett Kavanaugh Attempted to Rape Her
Excerpts from Thursday's Senate Committee hearing.
Blasey Ford, White Male Privilege and the Reckoning to Come
With Kavanaugh, the GOP is trying to save the patriarchy.
Aggressive Kavanaugh Portrays Himself as Victim
Abandoning all pretense of civility, he demonstrated a disturbing judicial temperament.
Over 50 Groups Call on Grassley to Resign as Judiciary Committee Chair
Grassley has come under fire repeatedly throughout Kavanaugh's confirmation process.
Ad Wars Escalate Ahead of 2018 Midterm Elections
Democrats vying for congressional seats have aired more ads than Republican candidates.
Trump Threatens Venezuela With New Sanctions as It Faces Economic Crisis
Vijay Prashad, director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, discusses more.
As Midterms Loom, Trump’s HIV/AIDS Council Still Has No Members
Trump has failed LGBTQ people and communities of color, and the GOP is facing a backlash.
World Laughs at Trump as He Boasts About Himself in UN Address
Trump praised North Korea, attacked Germany and accused Iran of ‘'sowing chaos, death, and destruction.'’
Grassley Schedules Kavanaugh Vote Less Than 24 Hours After Ford Hearing
GOP lawmakers have attempted to push through a vote on Kavanaugh's nomination amid multiple sexual assault allegations.