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This Election Is Teaching Our Kids Bad Habits
The gutter-level of this year's campaign rhetoric is dragging all of us down — and that includes US children.
Bill Moyers: Campaign Finance Reform — It’s Not Just Liberals Anymore
Republican Richard Painter discusses why conservatives should care about money in politics.
Panama Papers Offer More Evidence That Free Trade Isn’t Really Free
As much as President Clinton and President Obama like to talk about “free trade” deals, the truth is that the working class ends up paying.
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Why the National Enquirer’s Hot Air Is Filling the Mainstream Media’s Balloon
The allegations against Ted Cruz shows how politics and media have become part of show business.
A Bird, a Plane? No, It’s Superdelegates!
The Democratic Party's special class of entitled and unelected VIP delegates helps explain what's wrong with the way we choose our presidential candidates.
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Donald Trump Triggers a Media Civil War
The mainstream and right-wing press are melting down as they fumble coverage of the uncontrollable GOP front-runner.
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship | Time for These Two Democrats to Go
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz represent everything wrong with the Democratic Party.
The System Is Rigged Against Regular People
In their new book, “Nation on the Take,” Wendell Potter and Nick Penniman portray a government and politics polluted by big corporate dollars. But the authors also offer solutions.
The GOP Elites Have Themselves to Blame
Trump's the symptom, not the disease. The Republican establishment has been infecting the body politic for years.
When the Poetry of Campaigning Becomes a Cheesy, Dirty Limerick
Political rhetoric in the GOP has degenerated into name-calling and petty insults.