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Politics & Elections
Why Bernie Sanders Is Not George McGovern
Comparing the US in 2016 to the US in 1972 doesn't make a lot of sense.
Could Unelected Superdelegates Give Clinton the Nomination Even if Sanders Wins the Primaries?
Sander and Clinton split the delegates evenly thanks to unelected superdelegates siding with the former secretary of state.
How Sanders’s Grassroots Fundraising Is Defying the 2016 “Billionaire Primary”
Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign is raking in millions of individual small-dollar contributions.
Sanders and Trump Steamroll the Establishment in New Hampshire
20%+ victory for Sanders, and twice the vote totals of any other Republican for Trump will send shockwaves.
Larry Yarbrough: A Case for Clemency
Larry Yarbrough has spent more than 20 years serving a life without parole sentence for possession of a single ounce of cocaine.
Ordinary Americans Fought Big Money and Won in 2015
Groups have seized the moment by successfully using grassroots mobilization to push candidates to address money in politics.
Obama’s Last Budget May Be Ignored by the GOP
Throughout the Obama administration, the divide between Congress and the White House has been growing steadily wider.
William Rivers Pitt | The New Hampshire Primary and Beyond
“If a more perfect metaphor for the 2016 New Hampshire primary has presented itself, I haven't heard of it.”
How Super PAC Donors Hide Behind Shady LLCs
Not everyone who donated to super PACs wants the public to know that they did.
Corporate Interests Take Aim at Local Democracy
Groups like ALEC have increasingly been turning to state “preemption” measures.