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Secret Talks and Sperm Deals: Sen. Patrick Leahy Details Back Story to Renewed US-Cuban Ties
Leahy played a pivotal role in the secret negotiations between the US and Cuba, and helped with the release of the Cuban Five.
Five Things to Know About the Scott Walker “John Doe” Ruling
The ruling eviscerates Wisconsin's campaign finance law and could threaten similar limits around the country.
Sanders Putting Pressure on Clinton in Democratic Contest
The Vermont senator garners intense enthusiasm.
Hot Topics at ALEC’s 2015 Meeting in San Diego
Community groups are planning on bringing a little transparency to the proceedings.
Danny Glover and Medea Benjamin on Assata, Guantánamo and Trade
Both activists have traveled to Cuba many times over the past decades despite the US embargo.
Cuban Embassy Opens in Washington as US-Cuban Diplomatic Ties Restored
History is being made in Washington today when Cuba raises its flag.
They Who Have Eyes to See
“I see a nation frozen in time, stapled to a doomed economic model.”
Jeb Bush Super PAC’s $103 Million Dwarfs What 2012 Groups Raised
The super PAC affiliated with Jeb Bush raised four times as much money as all super PACs in 2012.
How the Billionaires Bought Justice for Scott Walker
The Kochs spent more than $10 million in less than a decade to buy Wisconsin's Supreme Court.
The Disappearance of John Doe
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is likely to quash an investigation of Walker.