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More Than a Year in, Jeff Sessions Continues to Wage an Unjust War on Drugs and Poverty
Sessions remains adamant about turning back the clock.
Two More Senators Ditch Corporate PACs
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker are joining 10 other congress members.
State Insecurity: Why Are Top NSA Personnel Leaving in Droves?
The folks now leaving the NSA are extremely knowledgeable veterans.
William Rivers Pitt | Behold the Reckoning of a Gun Culture in Collapse
This country must choose a side: the NRA or the future.
What Marxism Can Tell Us About Organizing for Gun Reform
An interview with Raoul Peck about his new film and the role of Marxism in organizing for gun reform.
Masha Gessen: Did a Russian Troll Farm’s Inflammatory Posts Really Sway the 2016 Election for Trump?
13 Russians and three companies were recently indicted in connection with efforts to influence the 2016 election.
How Medicaid Work Requirements Will Harm Older Americans
Millions of older Americans, as well as other low-income adults, to lose coverage.
Timothy Snyder: Trump May Use Russian Interference as a Pretext for Canceling Elections
An interview with Timothy Snyder on Trump's authoritarianism.
#ArmMeWith: Teachers Lead Opposition to Trump’s Plan to Give Educators Guns
Teachers across the country are speaking out.
Former Parkland Student: “I Interned for Senator Rubio and Now I’m Begging Him to Act on Guns”
Democracy Now! speaks to a graduate from Stoneman Douglas High School.