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Lewis Black: “Both Parties Are Bowls Of Sh*t”
The mess of politics has become the American way, and that Bernie's idea is pie in the sky.

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 LĂłpez: 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.