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Democracy Will Never Be Delivered From Above. It Must Be Built From Below.
The only way to fight against systemic corruption is to set up a counterpower through direct democracy.
Trump’s Stimulus and Defense Shenanigans Are Having Ripple Effects in Georgia
If McConnell loses his leadership seat due to Trump’s shenanigans tipping Georgia, I might laugh for a thousand years.
On Christmas, Let’s Reach for Hope in This Dark Winter
The deep darkness on this Christmas Day is caused by far more than an annual celestial exercise.
What Will Trump Attempt in His Last Days? We Must Prepare for Anything.
What Trump may do in his waning days is only unthinkable if you have not been paying attention.
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Neighbors Are Trying to Block His Return
When Trump returns to Mar-a-Lago, he may be turned away by neighbors citing rules against using clubs as a residence.
William Barr Achieved What He Set Out to Do — Grossly Expand Executive Power
Under Barr's watch, the boundaries that define permissible uses of executive power have expanded almost beyond sight.
The 126 GOP House Reps Who Tried to Overthrow Democracy Must Not Be Seated
A whopping 126 members of Congress tried to make Trump an unelected dictator, backing his anti-democratic insurrection.
SCOTUS Should Spurn Latest Texas Push to Flip Election. Will It?
Everyone is waiting to see what the high court will do.
Trump’s Backers Are Becoming More Violent. I Fear What Will Happen in January.
Trump's base has become increasingly threatening as his already negligible reelection hopes have all but collapsed.
Sick Leave. Housing Aid. Unemployment. Congress Has Our Lives in Its Hands.
Capitalism will win, of course; the question is how much more we the people will lose.