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More Evidence “Centrist” Solutions Can’t Save Us
Unfortunately, our mainstream political dialogue shows no sign of adapting to these realities.
The Boehner-Netanyahu Cabal
The fact that a man like John Boehner is in a position of power reflects the fact that the United States is a deeply divided land where, at least …
New Report: Long-Term Vision on Money in Politics Requires “Political Opportunity” Framework
The report proposes moving beyond the narrow goal of reducing political corruption and instead setting the objective of expanding the opportunity for people to run for office, for citizens …
Populist Movement’s “Ground Zero”: The Effort to Reclaim Chicago
Reclaim Chicago is rethinking what it means to run a political campaign.
Rand Paul’s Mythology of Republican Minority Votes
Republicans have no claim on minority voters until they stop cutting programs for lower income and working Americans, which disproportionately include African-Americans and Latinos.
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A Pointed Letter to General Petraeus
Since denial can be a very strong motivation, let me refresh your memory and remind you of the bad companions you fell in with.
Have Obama and the Democratic Party Actually Become Liberals?
Has the 2015 center-right Democratic Party transmuted literally overnight into its old center-left visage?
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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a Corporation
National parties stand to see an avalanche of cash with a new bill allowing mega-donors to give 10 times more.
Homage to a Beheading Royal – Really?
How is a monarch who owned slaves a suitable subject for honor, a suitable partner for an alliance, and an acceptable recipient of massive amounts of US military hardware …
Trouble Already Brewing for Saudi Arabia’s New King
Although some have viewed Salman as an excellent mediator, his first week in office has been marred by the public beheading of four citizens.