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Beyond the Sound Bites: Election 2016
Our election coverage provides the context, history and investigative substance necessary to hold officials - and the system as a whole - accountable to democracy.


The No-BS Inside Guide to the Presidential Vote Recount
The Green Party recount will expose the truth about ballots deemed "unreadable" by robotic voting machines.

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Trump’s Climate Plan: Add Fuel to the Fire
A Trump administration is bad news for a planet that is already burning.

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Trump’s National Security Adviser Facilitated the Murder of Civilians in Afghanistan
Michael J. Flynn created the insurgent-targeting system that resulted in the indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians in Afghanistan.

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Countering Trump: Let’s Build a People-Powered Democracy and Economy
It's time to decentralize political and economic power and bring back the concept of true public ownership.

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Rejecting Dangerous Saviors: Can “The People” Save the US?
We have to stop looking for elite saviors and move toward a progressive politics where the people save themselves.

Even After Trump Is Gone, Fallout From Democratic Primaries May Haunt Single-Payer Efforts
Leaked emails show how mainstream Democrats undermined the discussion of single-payer health care in the primaries.

Trump in the White House: An Interview With Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky argues November 8, 2016, was a historic day for more reasons than one might realize.

Henry A. Giroux | The Authoritarian Politics of Resentment in Trump’s America
Neoliberalism has channeled a potent politics of anger into individualized resentment that seeks vengeance.

The Real Trump Effect: Down-Ballot Disaster for Democrats
Democrats sustained losses at every level of government. Even so, some state-level victories shine through.

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How I Talked About Trump With My 6-Year-Old Child
Amidst the fear raised by this election it's important to remember that democracy is not a game but an ongoing struggle.