A grandiose collective paranoi...

May 24, 2020 by

A grandiose collective paranoid fantasy: It’s time to speak honestly about the GOP’s evolution into a conspiracy cult

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Here are the 2 historical infl...

Feb 4, 2020 by

For years now we’ve known that Donald Trump lied and cheated in his business dealings. We know that—at a minimum—he welcomed Russian interference in the 2016 election and that he obstructed justice to thwart the investigation of those efforts. We know that he extorted the Ukrainian president to get dirt on his political opponent and then covered it up by obstructing investigations in congress.

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GOP warms to idea of a climate...

May 7, 2019 by

Conservatives have spent years bashing the notion of global warming. So why are several Republicans suddenly calling for a GOP policy aimed at mitigating it?

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New bill aims to reverse the G...

Feb 12, 2019 by

“This bill calls a halt to the Administration’s headlong rush to sell off this special wilderness to corporate polluters.”

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Why Those Who Loathe Trump Fin...

Jan 9, 2019 by

Throughout our country’s history politics have always been divisive, so much so that the Civil War was fought over slavery, at times pitting neighbor against neighbor, brother against brother.

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Their water became undrinkable...

Nov 28, 2018 by

In Martin County, Kentucky, residents are paying steep prices for water that sometimes comes out of the tap brown and foul-smelling—that is, when it comes out at all.

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A Supreme Court Impeachment Fi...

Oct 31, 2018 by

A decade ago, West Virginia foreshadowed the influence that money and politics have come to have on state judiciaries. Now, it may warn of a worrying new trend.

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The Republican Party Moves Bey...

Oct 26, 2018 by

The president’s supporters live a double-folded state of being, in which the same action that’s shameful for Democrats is praiseworthy for the GOP.

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Letters: ‘The GOP Is Too Far G...

Oct 24, 2018 by

Readers react to one steadfast Republican’s reasons for staying loyal to his party—in spite of the wounds inflicted by Donald Trump.

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The Most Important Election of...

Oct 17, 2018 by

The midterms will determine whether Donald Trump’s two-year assault on democratic norms will be repudiated—or validated. No pressure.

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Gun Control Groups Keep Endors...

Oct 12, 2018 by

“This is not OK.”

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GOP’s Brian Kemp Purged 1 in 1...

Oct 8, 2018 by

My lawyer had to threaten Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp with a federal lawsuit to force…

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Republican Party Declares Mora...

Sep 25, 2018 by

he Republican Party officially filed for moral bankruptcy on Tuesday morning…

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Climate politics could break t...

Sep 20, 2018 by

Beliefs about climate change are increasingly determined by politics…

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Kavanaugh and the Politics of ...

Sep 17, 2018 by

Why the modern G.O.P. keeps abandoning principles it claims to honor.

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Liberal groups knock Schumer’s...

Sep 5, 2018 by

Progressive groups have a blunt assessment of…

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The failure to punish white-co...

Sep 3, 2018 by

A decade after the big crash, Trump’s rise to power…

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Trump, Treasonous Traitor

Jul 16, 2018 by

[Translate]   The president fails to protect the country from an ongoing attack. By Charles M. Blow    nytimes Image President Donald...

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Is the Two-Party System Doomed...

May 6, 2018 by

[Translate] A new study shows us what observation should already have made clear: a messy restructuring of America’s political...

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Nearly 20 State Attorneys Gene...

Dec 19, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams | Report A view of the commission’s hearing room before a hearing at the Federal...

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Franken isn’t the target

Nov 19, 2017 by

[Translate] By RockyMtnHigh Karl Rove was known for his strategy of attacking his opponents strengths and trying to turn them into...

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IF THE MEDIA KEEPS IGNORING HE...

Jun 21, 2017 by

[Translate] Democracy & Government For the public to hold their representatives accountable, they need to have accurate — or at...

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THE G.O.P. HEALTH CARE BILL IS...

May 31, 2017 by

[Translate] By AVIK ROY Photo Credit Thoka Maer Throughout the 2016 campaign — and for months afterward — Donald Trump promised that...

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Trump and Paul Ryan Are Engage...

May 30, 2017 by

[Translate] The Trump budget is not the first time the Republicans have proposed largely eliminating the federal government. By Dean...

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GOP IS PUTTING SINGLE-PAYER HE...

May 9, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Eugene Robinson  TRUTHDIG.COM   Former President Barack Obama mistakenly believed the Affordable Care Act would...

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BRACE FOR GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ...

Apr 25, 2017 by

Can President Donald J. Trump and the Republicans actually govern?

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REPUBLICANS FOR SINGLE-PAYER H...

Mar 28, 2017 by

[Translate]   David Leonhardt NYTIMES Without a viable health care agenda of their own, Republicans now face a choice between two...

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HOUSE REPUBLICANS JUST PASSED ...

Mar 11, 2017 by

[Translate] By John Harper  OCCUPYDEMOCRATS.COM Mesothelioma, the cancer associated with exposure to asbestos, is a terrifying...

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THE SUPREME COURT JUST DELIVER...

Mar 2, 2017 by

[Translate] The high court reverses lower court ruling in case against Virginia State Board of Elections SALON.COM (Credit: AP...

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REPUBLICANS CHARGE INTO RESIST...

Feb 19, 2017 by

[Translate]   By MATT FLEGENHEIMER and THOMAS KAPLAN   NYTIMES Photo Senator Tim Scott, left, and Representative Mark Sanford,...

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