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Julian Assange vs. Allan Nairn: Did WikiLeaks Inform Voters or Aid Trump’s Right-Wing Revolution?
In releasing the trove of DNC and Podesta emails during the 2016 campaign, was WikiLeaks staying true to its radical transparency mission?
There Are No Signs That Iraq Can Be Bombed Into Stability
There is no liberation going on in Mosul, says Raed Jarrar of the American Friends Service Committee.
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All Too Visible: The New Terrorism Targeting Trans Communities
A wave of terror strikes the few places we've claimed for our own.
Economist Michael Hudson on Junk Economics
Hudson explains how Orwellian doublethink is used to conceal how the economy really works.
Why Do We Face Another Government Shutdown?
Turns out that the anti-government Tea Party right remains just as disinterested in working with the Republican leaders as they were with Democrats.
Freeing Up the Rich to Exploit the Poor — That’s What Trump and Brexit Are About
A bonfire of public protections is being lit in Britain and in the United States — and the beneficiaries of it will be the very rich.
No Agency Would Be Hit Harder Than the EPA Under the President’s Budget Plan
Marianne Lavelle, a veteran environmental journalist, discusses climate change and the effects Trump is already having on the subject.
Observe and Collect: How Law Enforcement Exploits People of Color in Search of Profit
The motivating factor behind civil asset forfeiture is not “to serve and protect,” but instead to collect property from people of color.
Marijuana Reforms Gain Momentum as Trump Administration Mulls a Crackdown
Congress is considering bills to protect legal marijuana from Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Exposing and Defeating the Fascist Creep
“Fascist creep” occurs when the right wing deploys corrupted versions of left-wing concepts like solidarity.