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Scott Walker Wins Koch Straw Poll, $900 Million in the Offing
The Koch network of funders are busily trying to remake their public image.
Seventy Years Since Hiroshima: Nonviolence or Nonexistence
Seventy years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the US knows now what the effect has been.
Could Scott Walker’s Legal Victory Expand PAC Superpowers?
A Wisconsin ruling about the governor's recall campaign could carry seeds of another “Citizens United.”
Welcome Back to Smoke-Filled, Back-Room Politics
People, not party insiders or billionaire plutocrats, should pick our presidents.
Running on Greed
When Donald Trump boasts about his fortune, he drives up his popularity.
People’s Choice: Eleanor Roosevelt for the $10 Bill
In the latest McClatchy-Marist poll, the country's longest serving first lady Eleanor Roosevelt is America's top pick.
“Give Us the Ballot”: The Struggle Continues 50 Years After Signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act
This week marks the 50th anniversary of a landmark achievement of the civil rights movement.
The Making of Leopoldo López: An Investigation Into Venezuela’s Most Prominent Opposition Figure
Lu00f3pez's supporters call him a political prisoner and accuse Maduro of silencing a dissenting voice.
Donald Trump: Hero of the Republican Base
Trump surely hurt himself a bit with his recent attack on Mr. McCain, but he still embodies the GOP's id.
Comparing Hillary Clinton’s Top Donors to Bernie Sanders’ Top Donors
90 percent of the top 20 contributors to Hillary Clinton are corporations or provide services to corporations.