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Money Trumps Expectations: Investment Politics in 2016
Opening the books on election funding reveals the role of organized money and media airtime is stronger than ever.
Water Protectors Celebrate DAPL Easement, but Recognize Fight Is Not Over
Many members of the camp at Standing Rock are not yet sure what their role will be in the coming weeks and months.
Businesses Are Beginning to Realize That Smart Money Is in Renewable Energy
Much of the private energy sector has turned a corner, looking to profit from clean technology.
Koch Cash Was Instrumental in Key Senate Races and May Have Buoyed Trump
Koch's backed 19 Senate candidates, and only two lost. Their efforts helped Trump in those states.
Overpaid Oil CEOs for Top Diplomat?
Donald Trump is reportedly vetting ExxonMobil's current and former CEO for the job of secretary of state.
Don’t Forget the World’s Poor
Trump's policies around foreign aid could have catastrophic consequences for the world's poorest.
Hypocrisy and Trumpism on the Agenda as ALEC Meets in Washington, DC
Trump Transition leader, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, is an ALEC booster.
Was 11/8 a New 9/11? The Election That Changed Everything and Could Prove History’s Deal-Breaker
The election victory of November 8 might ultimately prove the shock of a lifetime.
Cornel West: Bernie Sanders Is Wrong. The Democratic Party Cannot Be Reformed
Some progressives are now pushing a shake up of the Democratic Party's leadership in efforts to reform the party.
Amid Defensive Organizing, We Must Think Through a New Politics
The Trump team grows larger and, with it, the weight of just how grand defensive actions will need to be. Everything is at risk.