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Venezuela Accuses US of Plotting Coup After Deadly Post-Election Protests
Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro has accused the United States and opposition of planning a coup against him after seven government supporters were killed and 60 people were injured in …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Another Republican Election-Rigging Scheme Bites the Dust, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans are pushing their latest austerity plan; new poll shows people trust Fox less than ever before; another Republican election-rigging scheme bites the …
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GOP, Thomas Hobbes Rig Elections
Should we simply let the modern-day kings, the billionaires, run things?
Unusual Shredding and Worrisome Polling in Germany
No, it wasnu2018t shredded wheat. This shredding was not of breakfast food and has been much harder to digest; it was evidence on serial murder!
117 ALEC Members Voted Out of Office in 2012
Legislators' membership in and support of the American Legislative Exchange Council has become a public campaign issue.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Something Fishy is Happening in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, and More
Coal baron Robert Murray recently announced he's laying off 163 of his employees because, he says, President Obama was re-elected, something fishy is going on in Florida's 18th Congressional …
Democracy Itself at Stake in Michigan
Michigan voters have a chance to repeal
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At Least Five Pennsylvania Counties Still Falsely Tell Voters They Need ID
Elections officials may not fully understand the requirement.
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Campaign Cash? Local TV News Hits Mute Button
Michael Winship: The total being spent for all the races in 2012 is projected at $6 billion this year.
The Rain on Our Parade: A Letter to My Dismal Allies
Rebecca Solnit: I have a grand goal, and that is to counter the Republican right with its deep desire to annihilate everything I love and to move toward far …