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Fair Elections Under Attack, Just Not in the Way Donald Trump Wants You to Believe

The Nation's Ari Berman says voter fraud remains virtually non-existent, but there is a real danger that many U.S. citizens will be unable to vote due to restrictive voting laws

October 18, 2016
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Is Trump's Rise a Result of America Declaring War on Institutions That Make Democracy Possible?

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In his new book, scholar Henry Giroux examines "America at War with Itself." From poisoned water in Flint and other cities to the police deaths of African Americans to hatemongering…

October 14, 2016
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Gulf of Tonkin 2.0? US Using Unconfirmed Attack on Navy Ship to Quietly Start War With Iran & Russia

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It appears the US has effected another Gulf of Tonkin, acting militarily on unfounded claims, to embroil itself in a proxy war with Iran and Russia in Yemen.

October 13, 2016
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Leaked Hillary Clinton Emails: Could Bernie Sanders Have Won Primary If Leak Occurred Earlier?

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On Friday, WikiLeaks began releasing thousands of John Podesta’s emails, including excerpts of Hillary Clinton’s paid remarks to Wall Street firms. The emails showed Clinton’s closed-door remarks were starkly at…

October 12, 2016
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Bill Clinton’s Trade Policies Destroyed Haitian Rice Farming, Now Haiti Faces Post-Hurricane Famine

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In 2010, former President Bill Clinton publicly apologized for forcing Haiti to drop tariffs on imported subsidized U.S. rice during his time in office. It wiped out rice farming, seriously…

October 11, 2016
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State-by-State Efforts to End Partisan Gerrymandering

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Gerrymandering is nearly as old as America itself, named after James Madison’s vice president and governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry. The advantageous practice of drawing legislative districts along partisan lines…

October 10, 2016
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