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Glenn Greenwald on Flynn-Russia Leaks: Highly Illegal and Wholly Justified
Trump has focused largely on going after those who have leaked information to the press.
Greenwald: Empowering the “Deep State” to Undermine Trump Is Prescription for Destroying Democracy
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald talks about the deep state.
Striking Against Islamophobia: A Conversation with Bhairavi Desai from the New York Taxi Workers Alliance
Sarah Jaffe interviews Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the New York Taxi Worker's Alliance.
Michael Flynn Is Out — Will Trump Be Next?
How big of a mess does Trump have to make before his purported allies throw their hands up and say, “enough”?
The Stephen Miller Story: From Pestering Latino Students in High School to Drafting Muslim Ban
Before he was President Trump's senior White House policy adviser, Stephen Miller was well known for heckling his Latino classmates.
White House Should Not Be Used for Enriching the President’s Family: Rep. Lieu on the Conway Probe
The Office of Government Ethics says counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway committed a “clear violation” of federal ethics rules
The Meaning of “1984” and “Brave New World” in These Trumpian Times
Sales of Orwell's “1984” have boomed. How can we read it politically and practically?
An Abridged Glossary of Corporate Education Reform
Disaster struck when the Senate confirmed the controversial Trump Secretary of Education nominee, billionaire Betsy DeVos.
Free-Speech Restrictions Leave Federal Workers Anxious About Challenging Trump
The First Amendment does not always protect civil servants from reprisal.
Michael Flynn Out: From Trump’s “Full Confidence” to Midnight Resignation
Having served just 24 days, US national security adviser Michael Flynn quits after secret talks with Russian diplomat raise too many questions for him to answer.