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Trump’s Attorney General Pick Is a Menace to More Than Mueller
The case against Whitaker serving as acting attorney general is airtight.
Henry Giroux on “American Nightmare: Facing the Challenge of Fascism”
Militarization and dehumanization are on the rise in the US. Henry Giroux discusses what that means for democracy.
Will This Climate Change Dystopia Have a Sequel?
Midterm campaigns barely touched on the most important issues of our time.
America Then and Now
The USA has traded the pretense of “spreading Democracy” for actually inspiring autocracy.
The Charleston and Tree of Life Shootings Are Connected Struggles
CounterSpin interviews Audrey Sasson on anti-Semitism, racism and resistance.
How Labor Helped Bring Down Scott Walker and Bruce Rauner
Rebuking the anti-labor agendas of GOP governors, voters elected Democrats in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Millions in Masked Money Was Funneled Into the 2018 Elections
Partially-disclosing groups have already reported $405 million in 2018 election spending.
Dark Money Paid New Trump Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s Salary for Years
Whitaker previously served as the executive director of FACT, a dark money funder of the conservative movement.
The “Blue Wave” Was Also a “Muslim Wave”
In the most Islamophobic election in history, Muslim candidates scored wins by embracing progressive policies.
Several States Pass Campaign Finance Reform Measures During Midterms
A number of measures across the country aimed at reforming money in politics passed on Tuesday.