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Keith Ellison: GOP Is Pushing “Tax Cut Wrapped in Veneer of a Health Care Bill” Under Extreme Secrecy
Rep. Keith Ellison discusses the Senate health care bill and what activists need to do to keep it from passing.
Henry A. Giroux | Trump Versus Comey: The Politics of Loyalty and Lying
The Comey affair is part of a broader attack on the fundamentals of education, critical thinking and democracy itself.
Greg Palast: How Racist Voter Suppression Could Cost Jon Ossoff the Georgia Election
The race for the 6th District in Georgia is the most expensive congressional race in US history.
Rep. John Conyers: Why I Am Suing President Trump
Nearly 200 Democratic congress members are suing President Trump.
A Behavioral Science Solution to Lies in Politics
Tilting the scale toward truth requires a two-pronged approach, one targeting both private citizens and public figures.
Koch Convention to Rewrite Constitution Runs Into Roadblocks
Two steps forward and three steps back... from the brink of a political experiment untried since 1787.
Jeff Sessions Said “I Don’t Remember” or “I Don’t Recall” 26 Times During Senate Intelligence Testimony
Elizabeth Goitein, co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, discusses Jeff Sessions' testimony.
Oliver Stone Interviews Putin on US-Russia Relations, 2016 Election, Snowden, NATO and Nuclear Arms
Three-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone discusses his new TV special, “The Putin Interviews.”
Seven in Ten Smartphone Apps Share Your Data With Third-Party Services
Our mobile phones can reveal a lot about ourselves.
Historic Lawsuit Launched Against Trump, Alleging Constitutional Violations
Maryland and Washington, DC, sued President Donald Trump on Monday.