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Will the 2016 Primaries Be Electronically Rigged?
Computerized election rigging in the 2016 primaries threatens all US candidates - and free and fair elections.
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Environmental Justice: What the Candidates Missed in Flint – and the Rest of the Country
Presidential candidates have commented on Flint's contaminated water crisis, but less so on systemic environmental racism.
How Two-Party Political Systems Bolster Capitalism
In two-major-party systems, political parties operate as if capitalism were the only viable economic structure.
“It Was Like a Fascist Rally”: Sikh Protester Ejected From Trump Event Speaks Out
“I saw the Trump official coming at us,” he said. “I yelled out that the campaign was giving shelter to white supremacists.”
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Six National Security Questions the Presidential Candidates Don’t Want to Answer
The presidential race of 2016 is shaping up as the most disheartening in recent memory.
Interview With Noam Chomsky: Is European Integration Unraveling?
Scholar Noam Chomsky offers his insights on Europe's migration and refugee crisis and the ongoing financial crisis in Greece.
On the Corrupting Influence of Money in Politics, Bernie Sanders Is Dead Right
“Congress is owned by big money and refuses to do what the American people want them to do,” says Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Sexism Runs Rampant Among GOP Contenders in the 2016 Presidential Race
Republican candidates have mocked Hillary Clinton and Carly Fiorina, and accused them of playing the “gender card.”
Reclaiming Democracy From a Rogue Supreme Court
Author Derek Cressman discusses how a constitutional amendment may be our best chance to overturn the Citizens United ruling.
Flint Refuses to Be Poisoned
Michigan's Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is finally feeling the heat for the outrageous crime of contaminating a city's water supply.