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Energy Department Secretly Paid Front Group to Dodge Cleanup of California Reactor Complex
The DOE's corrupt effort to avoid radioactive cleanup is a branch that didnu2019t fall far from Santa Susana's tree.
Doing What the Feds Won’t on Corporate Political Disclosure
A tiny Washington nonprofit is trying to do what Congress and the SEC won't.
Records Show Donald Trump May Have Avoided Taxes for 18 Years
Trump's campaign has not challenged the authenticity of the leaked tax documents.
Macondo: Peace in the Land of Oblivion
The people of Colombia voted in a referendum to approve the peace accords brokered over four years by the government.
Trump and the Return of Seditious Libel
Freedom of the press in this country may be among what's at stake in this election.
Undermining Democracy, Corporations Pouring Millions Into Local Ballot Fights
Public Citizen finds total corporate spending on just eight local measures has topped $139 million.
The Koch Connection in the Scott Walker John Doe Documents
Documents illuminate the activities of Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the ‘grassroots’ arm of the Kochs.
How the Left Can Circumvent the Rise of the Alt-Right
The left can reclaim the political discourse with a multiracial movement that calls out the alt-right's fascism.
The Empire Files: How Palestine Became Colonized
“Before Palestine had borders it was a recognized nation, its cultural identity distinct, with deep roots in the land,” says Martin.
These Three Issues Prove Our Movements Are Way Ahead of Clinton and Trump
Activists are too busy building a better world from the ground up to heed the grand plans of presidential hopefuls.