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As Battle for Senate Tightens, Progressives Home In on Down-Ballot Races
Sanders supporters are focusing on key down-ballot races to mobilize voters for progressives.
Donald Trump Counts on Scamming Others to Make His Money
Media should be paying more attention to the various scams behind the so-called Trump empire, says David Cay Johnston.
How Oregon Became the Easiest Place to Vote in the US
The state registers voters automatically at the DMV and then sends them ballots in the mail.
November Elections Could See One Quarter of Americans Free From Marijuana Prohibition
California, Massachusetts, Arizona, Maine and Nevada will all be asking voters to end prohibition on the recreational consumption of cannabis.
Vilification and Revenge Are Key to Trump’s Personal Values
“My motto is: Always get even. When someone screws you, get them back in spades.”
Big Money in Politics Threatens Political and Racial Equality
The arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC ultimately explain what's wrong with how we treat the influence of money in politics.
Black Lives Matter Cofounder Alicia Garza on the Global Movement for Black Lives
Garza says even though this powerful movement is growing and evolving, the media still isn't doing enough to understand its members' diversity.
Amid “Men Yelling Indistinctly” at Vice Presidential Debate, Shards of Substance
This debate did raise some points of real consequence about the economy, race relations and policing, immigration, reproductive rights and foreign policy.
William Rivers Pitt | What I Am Not Writing About Today
Once more unto the breach — tomorrow.
Katherine Franke on How Religion Impacts Views of VP Nominees Mike Pence and Tim Kaine
Columbia University law professor Katherine Franke speaks on reproductive rights and the religious views of Pence and Kaine.