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Calculating the Damage From a Century of Drug Prohibition
The influence of the drug war has reshaped U.S. society.
Trump’s Inaugural Committee Is Under Criminal Investigation
Trump’s team may have violated some of the few campaign finance regulations that still apply to inaugural committees.
Is Your Bank Profiting From Gun Violence?
A coalition of activists is challenging the financial industry's ties to the gun industry.
Peace Activists Face 25 Years for Action at US Nuclear Submarine Base
Four Plowshares activists who are out on bond discuss the actions they took a year ago.
As It Stifles Primary Challengers, DCCC Takes More Money From Corporations
A number of lobbyists representing major health insurers and oil and gas giants are bundling big checks for the DCCC.
New Hints of the Mueller Report: Did Trump Simply Get Rolled by the Russians?
As William Barr's “summary” begins to unravel, a new picture comes into focus: Unindicted doesn't mean innocent.
Erdoğan’s AK Party Suffers Major Defeat in Local Turkish Elections
The AK Party lost control in both of Turkey’s largest cities, Istanbul and Ankara, and is now disputing the results.
After Mueller, Donald Trump’s “Political Warfare” Enters a Dangerous New Phase
Does a seven-page memo by a far-right Steve Bannon protégé explain Trump's erratic policies?
Democrats Promised to Go After Trump’s Taxes. Why Are They Dragging Their Feet?
House Democrats are pursuing numerous investigations. But so far, they're not serious about Trump's tax returns.
Adam Schiff Delivers Massive Smackdown on Trump
The Intelligence Committee chair focuses on the real issue: Is Trump serving the people of the United States?