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Rudy and Trump in full meltdown: Time to bring in the even sleazier legal B-team
Heather Digby Parton
With Giuliani going off the rails, D.C. power couple Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing are working the conspiracy
How to defeat dog-whistle politics, win elections and build a progressive majority: Part 1
Paul Rosenberg
Ian Haney López says dog-whistle politics are everywhere. But his research tells us there's also a way to beat it
A veteran in a world of never-ending wars and improvised explosive devices
Danny Sjursen
Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse…
Nixon’s the one: Trump’s misuse of foreign policy echoes Tricky Dick’s Vietnam meddling in 1968
Matthew Rozsa
Trump is following a trail of possible treason blazed in 1968 with Richard Nixon's secret Vietnam negotiations
Trump sabotages Obama-era chemical law
Sarah Okeson
He stacks the EPA with industry lobbyists who put corporate profits ahead of public safety
Why the private health insurance industry faces an existential crisis
Wendell Potter
A former health insurance executive says the moment the insurance industry fears most has arrived
Different Wisconsin inmate confesses to the “Making a Murderer” killing of Teresa Halbach
Ashlie D. Stevens
The confession from an unnamed inmate came to a different documentary crew, and has yet to be corroborated
How leaders planned to avert climate catastrophe at the UN (while Trump hung out in the basement)
Evelyn Leopold
Trump skipped most of Monday's climate proceedings and instead went to an event on religious discrimination
Philosopher Susan Neiman says Trump is evil — and she literally wrote the book
Chauncey DeVega
Holocaust expert: Yes, those are concentration camps — and though Trump is not Hitler, the danger is all too real
Ilhan Omar says Joe Biden is not the right candidate for “the kind of progress we all want to see”
Matthew Rozsa
According to Omar, Biden does not have "a plan" to "tackle a lot of the systemic challenges that we have"
In 2017, Virginia was the bellwether of the blue wave: Will it happen again?
Paul Rosenberg
Grassroots activism nearly flipped Virginia in 2017. Now Swing Left is back to finish the job — and look ahead
The Senate filibuster explained — and why it should be allowed to die
Daniel Wirls
Sen. Warren said the filibuster stands in the way of gun reform. It does, and so much more.
Drain the swamp? Trump has named more lobbyists to Cabinet than Bush or Obama did in 8 years
Igor Derysh
At least seven former industry lobbyists are in Trump's Cabinet — and dozens more hold political appointments
Fighting Trump on corruption is a winning strategy — but Democrats must lean into it
Amanda Marcotte
Painting Donald Trump as a criminal should be an easy win. Why are Democrats still fumbling around in the dark?
Teenager Greta Thunberg testifies before Congress about climate crisis after meeting Barack Obama
Matthew Rozsa
Obama says that Thunberg is "already one of our planet’s greatest advocates" through her climate advocacy
Trump asks CNN contributor: “Who do you like more — the country or the Hispanics?”
Matthew Rozsa
President Donald Trump made racist remarks about the Latinx community during a political rally in New Mexico
“A trailblazing figure”: Former ABC News journalist Cokie Roberts dies at 75
Matthew Rozsa
Former President Barack Obama remembers Roberts as “a role model to young women”
Sean Spicer’s double humiliation on “Dancing With the Stars”
Ashlie D. Stevens
Spicer's awkward performance failed on two counts: technical performance and self-deprecating comebacks
Trump’s team mulls replacing Mike Pence as vice president on the 2020 Republican ticket: report
Cody Fenwick
Rumors have long percolated about the potential of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley becoming Trump's running mate
Time for the 2020 candidates to go after Trump on his supposed strength: the failing economy
Bob Cesca
Democratic candidates have veered away from direct attacks on Trump. That's a big mistake — he's getting weaker
Democrats retreat from reality: Understanding last week’s depressing debate
Anis Shivani
Last week's debate wasn't the heavyweight battle in the Bayou City many hoped for. It was Democrats gone dismal
Deepfake videos explained: What they are and how to identify them
Paul Barnwell
Get the inside scoop on deceptive videos so you and your kids don't fall prey to misinformation
After Democratic debate, the presidential candidates’ positions on health care become more clear
Shira Tarlo
Fact check: Do 50 million people lose their private insurance every year? Will Medicare for All cost $30 trillion?
The winners and losers of Thursday’s Democratic primary debate
Cody Fenwick
Ten candidates took to the stage for the first single-night debate of the Democratic presidential primary race
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