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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.
In Wake of Supreme Court Disappointment, Immigrant Rights Advocates Vow to Turn Out the Vote
As undocumented immigrants' futures remain uncertain, advocates are organizing to hold officials accountable in the streets, in voting booths and in the courts.
Employment and the Democratic Platform: Hillary Has the Opportunity to Fix What Bill Broke
Hillary Clinton has the opportunity to correct a mistake made almost a quarter century ago.
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William Rivers Pitt | Bernie Sanders and the Hall of Heroes
Sanders will march into the Democratic National Convention hall triumphant even in defeat, full in the knowledge that he left this joint a little better than he found it.
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Trump, Reagan and Fascism: Frank Rich and the Pitfalls of Historical Analogy
All historical analogies are flawed, but something resembling fascism could arise with the catalyst of an authoritarian leader like Donald Trump.
The Clintons on Crime
Hillary and Bill Clinton each played a role in creating some of the disastrous policies that have fueled mass incarceration.
Wall Street’s Veto Power: Why Warren Is Unlikely to Be Clinton’s Running Mate
Democrats depend on Wall Street money as much as they depend on votes.
Why Hillary Clinton and Obamacare Will Not Solve the Health Care Crisis
While it has done a lot of good, the Affordable Care Act is not a long-term solution to the US health care crisis.
“We Can Control Him”: How Conservatives Underestimate Trump and How Progressives Could Stop Him
Some disturbing historical parallels to Hitler's rise to power explain why Donald Trump could become president.
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William Rivers Pitt | How the AP Screwed Sanders, and Other Tales From Tuesday Night
The most bizarre, damaging, silly primary season in living memory was capstoned by The Associated Press getting into the coronation business.
Henry A. Giroux | Anti-Politics and the Plague of Disorientation: Welcome to the Age of Trump
To struggle against a culture of lies, we need a new political vocabulary that acts as fuel for a radical democracy.