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Kenyan Protesters Call to Dissolve Parliament and Hold New Elections
Many in the movement have been “abducted” during the police crackdown on demonstrations, says a Nairobi-based activist.
Sanders: AIPAC’s Triumph Over Bowman Shows Need to Overturn “Citizens United”
“Big Money buys politicians who will do their bidding, and the results are clear,” the senator said.
Critics Slam Supreme Court Ruling as a Weakening of Public Corruption Laws
Ruling 6-3 along ideological lines, the court overturned the bribery convictions of a former Indiana mayor.
Jamaal Bowman Loses Primary After AIPAC Poured Record $14.5M Into Race
AIPAC, Israel’s largest US lobbying group, made this race the most expensive House primary in history.
Charter School Status for Religious School Is Unconstitutional, OK Court Rules
Allowing a religious school to use taxpayer funds as a charter school would create “a slippery slope,” the court found.
Nobel Prize Winners Warn That US and Global Economy Would Worsen Under Trump
Donald Trump will “reignite” high inflation, the economists said, based on a review of his policies.
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Is Set to Be Freed Following Plea Deal
Assange will be sentenced to “time served” in a British prison, and is expected to return to his family in Australia.
Israeli Government Has Spent $8.6M on Campaign to Influence US, European Policy
A former Israeli minister imagined the campaign as a military unit that conducts PR missions abroad.
7 in 10 Americans Want SCOTUS to Be Subject to Investigation Over Ethics Issues
Proposals for stronger ethics rules are backed by a majority of both Democratic and Republican voters.
Donald Trump Endorses Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms
Trump further pandered to Christian nationalists in his keynote speech at an evangelical conference.