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Antony Loewenstein on Disaster Capitalism
Antony Loewenstein discusses his current film project, "Disaster Capitalism."

Clinton, Trump and Budget-Busting Tax Cuts
By deriding Trump's tax plan as a budget buster, we make getting support for these investments even more difficult.

The Content of Donald Trump’s Character
Though some antiwar Americans see hope that Donald Trump would pull back from foreign wars, they also must face his undeniable record of racial and sexist bigotry.

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Trump’s Trickle-Down Ticket
Donald Trump's VP pick signals a commitment to slashing taxes for millionaires and cutting services for everyone else.

Trump’s Rape Rhetoric Appeals to Male Anxiety
Trump is using sexual assault imagery to sell angry white males a fantasy role as defenders of a feminine nation.

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Patriot Games, From Watergate to Email Hacks
History may not repeat itself exactly, but there's something eerily familiar about the DNC email leaks.

Both Parties Are Playing the Mexico Card
From immigration to the drug war, there's a lot that needs fixing in the US-Mexico relationship. But border walls, hate speech and deportations won't do it.

Trump’s Nonvoter Strategy: Will It Work?
Trump's grand gamble is that he can turn nonvoting angry white men into a voting bloc for him in 2016.

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Trump Gets His Talking Points From White Supremacist Twitter Accounts
We have a candidate for the most powerful US political office openly flirting with the darkest fringes of the far-right.

Black Lives, Blue Lives and the Fight Over the Criminal Legal System in the US
The RNC and DNC have two different perspectives on the shootings of unarmed Black people.