The Missing Three-Letter Word in the Iran Crisis
“As the world’s only superpower, [the United States] must accept its special responsibilities for preserving access to [the]...
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Turkey Calls Trump’s Bluff
Turkey has just called Donald Trump’s bluff by going ahead with the purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missiles. The...
read moreIf the Supreme Court Won’t Prevent Gerrymandering, Who Will?
To fill this growing gap, reformers should take an unexpected route: states’ rights. Source: If the Supreme Court Won’t Prevent...
read moreIran’s Not the Aggressor. The U.S. Is.
It’s easy to be confused about what’s happening between the U.S. and Iran. Source: Iran’s Not the Aggressor. The U.S. Is. | Common...
read moreSanders accuses Biden of parroting Big Pharma and insurance industry script with attacks on Medicare for All
In a CNN interview published online Monday, Biden—who came under fire in April for attending a fundraiser hosted by a health...
read moreNo PAC Money Pledges Are in, But That Doesn’t Mean Big Money is Out: Understanding the No PAC Pledges
No Democratic candidate thus far has appeared to have worked as closely with a super PAC as Clinton did. And although President Trump...
read morePelosi’s War on Progressives Risks Another Trump Victory
There are three reasons Trump won, and some of the leading Democrats don’t seem to understand any of them Source:...
read moreAlert: Election Systems Across Country Use Software Vulnerable To Hackers
An AP analysis found the vast majority of 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide use Windows 7 or an older operating system....
read moreThe Charter School Primary
Bernie Sanders wants to ban for-profit charters, which represent about 15 percent of the sector, and to halt federal funding for new...
read moreThe Border Crisis Is Fracturing the Democratic Party
The crisis provided the backdrop to an ugly back-and-forth between these progressive women of color and Nancy Pelosi and her staff,...
read more‘Racist’ and ‘Patently Unlawful’: Trump Unveils New Rule to Block Asylum-Seekers at Southern Border
“We’ll be challenging it in the courts and in the streets.” Source: ‘Racist’ and ‘Patently...
read moreHere Are 11 Questions We’d Ask Robert Mueller
Rather than mining the hearing for valuable new information on what happened between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign, they’ll...
read moreTrump Issues New Rule To End Asylum Protections For Central Americans
According to a new rule published in the Federal Register , asylum seekers who pass through another country first will be ineligible...
read moreLori Lightfoot: Why Chicago police will not assist ICE in its raids
I took these steps in response to a set of policies from your administration that don’t make us safer or stronger as a nation....
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