Journalists have a responsibility to plainly tell the truth about how truly different the Democrats and the Republicans are today, especially with both democracy and the rule of law at stake this November.
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For Net Neutrality Defenders, It's the Beginning of "Most Important Battle Yet"
"Any lawmaker, of any party, that fails to sign the discharge petition in support of the CRA will regret it come election time."
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In Europe's Rightward Turn, Hungary's Fidesz Party Defiantly Leads the Way
Viktor Orban's party has once more assumed leadership in Hungary, bringing with it a brand of European rightwing populism that no longer bothers to hide its true intentions.
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From Iowa to Oklahoma to Louisiana, States Seek Harsher Penalties for Pipeline Protesters
The bills drafted by the powerful and ultra-conservative American Legislation Exchange Council would translate into harsh fines and jail sentences for those who trespass or damage any pipeline construction.
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Edward Snowden: 'The People Are Still Powerless, But Now They're Aware'
Five years after historic NSA leaks, the whistleblower says he has no regrets.
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A Moral Crisis Grips the U.S. Border. Yet the Religious Right Is Shamefully Silent
The Christian right is allowing Trump to escape responsibility for the immoral policy of separating children from their parents. Have they no shame?
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The Coming Collapse
Once the economy crashes and the rage across the country explodes into a firestorm, the political freaks will appear, ones that will make Trump look sagacious and benign.
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U.S. Government Targets Journalists As Real Terrorist "Incel" Threat Grows
It was difficult to take this movement seriously until they, too, discovered that vans could be rented affordably and plowed into crowds of pedestrians. Like Isis, Incel is radicalizing disenchanted, lonely, frustrated young men.
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Black Activist Jailed for his Facebook Posts Speaks Out About Secret FBI Surveillance
Rakem Balogun spoke out against police brutality. Now he is believed to be the first person prosecuted under a secretive U.S. effort to track so-called ‘black identity extremists’.
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"We're Gonna Take Everyone" – Border Patrol Targets Prominent Humanitarian Group As Criminal Organization
The prosecution of No More Deaths volunteers, who leave water in the desert for migrants, reveals the group is being targeted by the Border Patrol.
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Prisoners Are Organizing a Nationwide Strike Against “Modern-Day Slavery”
Prisoners across the country say they are gearing up for an end-of-summer nationwide strike against inhumane living conditions and unpaid labor—or, in their words, “modern-day slavery.”