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Politics & Elections
Stand Up and Be Counted — Maybe
Provisional ballots, meant to ensure every voter gets access to the ballot, are often tossed out.
The Presidential Race to the Bottom
Donald Trump's candidacy is swirling around the toilet bowl and headed toward that final flush.
Voting Is One Thing, but Let’s Not Let Partisan Loyalties Numb Us to Injustice
The downward spiral of the Democratic Party can only be stopped if we have a genuinely democratic multiparty system.
Is Trump’s Rise a Result of the US Declaring War on Institutions That Make Democracy Possible?
Henry Giroux critiques what he believes is a slide toward authoritarianism and other failings that led to the current political climate and rise of Donald Trump.
Shaheed: Children Prepare for Early Death in a Palestinian Refugee Camp
They await their turn to be the shaheed.
Bush Officials Immunity for War on Terror Abuses to Be Subject, Again, of Supreme Court Battle
SCOTUS will determine if high-ranking US officials can be sued for civil rights abuses that occurred just after September 11.
Trump the Arsonist: Evangelicals, Survivalists, the Alt-Right and Hurricane Donald
The apocalyptic rhetoric of Trump and his followers is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
A Socialist Crashes the Presidential Debate
In this expanded debate, fictional socialist Sydney Solidarity squares off against the twin candidates of the ruling rich.
Solitary = Torture
Solitary is torture.
Amid Trump’s Tailspin, Lawmakers Briefed on Nominee Withdrawal Scenario
What would happen if the real estate mogul is removed from the ticket?