Politics
A Modest Proposal for Securing Our Southern Border, Increasing National Prosperity, Intimidating Our Enemies, and Restoring Our Country’s Standing in the World
My proposal is simplicity itself. It is the epitome of an enlightened, humane and just policy. more
Keeping Pressure on Chuck Schumer and the Democrats
The Democratic Senate Leader has been hearing from his constituents a lot lately, demanding he stand up and fight. That’s the message brought by Indivisible Nation BK. more
Whistleblowergov.org
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: The Story of Whistleblower Martin Edwin Andersen
Being a whistleblower is often not appreciated at the time the whistle is blown. more
Mutante
Join the Fight Against Fake News
As the midterm elections approach, we’d better prepare for another misinformation onslaught from Russia, without love. Here’s how. more
Trump Head Fakes to Center, Emails Base to Say Kavanaugh is Hard Right
Ah yes, heading back to the good ol’ days when the Constitution’s “equal protection” language somehow co-existed with Jim Crow and women not being able to vote or hold office. more
The Undoing of Progressive Wisconsin
From our upcoming issue of the magazine: How Trump's victory heralded the final stage of a national unraveling. more
In Seattle, a Mechanic Garage Manager Takes Aim at a War Machine Backed Democrat Incumbent
In the wake of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s historic victory, the stage may be set for even more stunning upsets of incumbent Democrats across the country. more
Dispossessed in the Midwest
The Operation: Shake the Ground! protest opposing a new Foxconn factory in Wisconsin was a spectacle of resistance and solidarity against corporate invasion. more
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Journalism is as American as Baseball, Which Is Why the Annapolis Attack Hit Home
The Capital Gazette attack makes our country the third most dangerous nation for journalists in 2018. more
Rick Reinhard
Power from the Margins: The Poor People’s Campaign Hits the Capitol
Meet the people behind the movement. “Fight Poverty Not The Poor” is its rallying cry. more
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Rush to Judgment: Supreme Court Wraps Its Term with Kennedy’s Retirement and a Rash of Rightwing Rulings
Here’s your recap of the jurisprudential carnage. more
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Our Immigration Policy Has Always Separated Families
When it comes to family separation, no one knows better than migrant domestic workers the myriad ways U.S. immigration policy has kept people from their loved ones. more
Original: Gage Skidmore
Fact-Checking the Miracle: From ‘Carnage’ to the ‘Best Economy and Jobs EVER’ in just 500 Days!
Just how accurate are Trump’s claims about jobs and income? more
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‘Stranger than Fiction:’ Spy Chiefs From Feuding India and Pakistan Co-Author a Book for Peace
The unlikely collaborators dream of unity between two nations with a tumultuous history––and reveal startling secrets from the deep state. more
Gage Skidmore
Maine Voters Repel Attacks on Ranked-Choice Voting
Is a state constitutional crisis in the offing? more
Paul Sableman
Storming the Opposition
‘I’m excited to be clogging the door, for whatever reason.’ more
Howard Chandler Christy/The Indian Reporter
Pardon Me? Trump Takes Pardon Power to a Place the Founders Feared
The framers of the U.S. Constitution gave Presidents broad, unilateral power to “grant reprieves and pardons.” But the decision to do so was not without controversy. more
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library
Why It’s Worth Reading Comey’s ‘A Higher Loyalty’
While much of the media attention on the book focused on Comey’s digs at Trump, there is much more to it. more
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