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How the Powers That Be Maintain the “Deep State”: An Interview With Mike Lofgren
Author Mike Lofgren describes how elements of the US government and financial and industry elites maintain power.
Warren Report Criticizes Obama Administration’s Failure to Prosecute Corporate Crimes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's report reads like a subtle endorsement of Bernie Sanders' critique of Wall Street crimes.
How Scalia’s Absence Will Affect Pending Supreme Court Cases
Following Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's death, what will happen to the cases pending in the Supreme Court?
Lives Are at Stake: A Formal Alliance Between Black Lives Matter and Reproductive Justice
Anti-abortion proponents have attempted to co-opt language from the movement for Black lives.
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As the Movement for Black Lives Shifts to Policy, Several Options Emerge
DeRay McKesson's entering Baltimore's mayoral race is as much a part of the movement for Black lives as those taking to the streets in Ferguson, Baltimore and elsewhere.
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How the United States’ Two Major Parties Helped Destroy Democracy
Politics, at its barest, is a market characterized by power-and the struggle for how power will be distributed.
Despite Stated Aims, Obama’s New ICE Policy Targets Immigrants for Minor Offenses
So far in 2016, hundreds of people have been rounded up in ICE raids, following a shift in US immigration policies.
Democracy in Peril: Twenty Years of Media Consolidation Under the Telecommunications Act
In 1996, President Clinton signed the bill into law. Today, the media industry is donating big to Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Why Our Government Isn’t Listening: How Greed Is at the Root of US Suffering
Why doesn't the government of a country as wealthy as the US provide for its people? Oppression is a profitable business.
Without Paper Ballots, Fear of Vote Rigging Clouds 2016 Primaries
To ensure election integrity, officials should use paper ballots, counted in public and recounted or audited when necessary.