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When the Muzzle Comes Off
Even if Kavanaugh prevails, women are expanding the boundaries of what kinds of stories must be taken seriously. By Rebecca Traister.
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Amnesty International calls to halt Kavanaugh nomination
Amnesty International is calling on senators to to halt the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh over his “possible involvement” in human rights violations after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. By Emily Birnbaum.
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Time to Wake Up: the Neoliberal Order is Dying
Despite its best efforts, neoliberalism is increasingly discredited in the eyes of large sections of the electorate in the US and UK. Its attempts at concealment have grown jaded, its strategy exhausted. It has reached the end-game, and that is why politics now looks so unstable. By Jonathan Cook.
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The American Economy Is Rigged
And what we can do about it. By Joseph E. Stiglitz.
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America’s Next Civil War
The United States shows all the warning signs of impending social and political collapse. By Stephen Marche.
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There Will Be No Blue Wave
Contra the conventional wisdom, Democrats are far from having 2018 locked up. By Peter Van Buren.
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Feel the love, feel the hate – my week in the cauldron of Trump's wild rallies
On the eve of the midterms, the most powerful man on earth corrals his troops around two visions of America – one full of hope, the other one much darker – and tests the ground for 2020. By Ed Pilkington.
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Private Equity Controls the Gatekeepers of American Democracy
Three companies dominate the U.S. voting-maching industry. By Anders Melin and Reade Pickert.
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This is how Republicans lost the House
Here’s the inside look at the moment that solidified the House’s fate in the 2018 midterm elections. By Katie Glueck, Alex Roarty, Adam Wollner.
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The Scott Walker era of GOP dominance in Wisconsin ends with the election of Tony Evers amid massive midterm turnout
Among the factors behind Walker's defeat: a massive Dane County vote and decline in support from independents. By Craig Gilbert.
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Rebirth of a Nation
Can states’ rights save us from a second civil war? By Jonathan Taplin.
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Veterans haven’t received GI Bill benefits for months
As of Nov. 8, more than 82,000 veterans are still waiting for their housing payments with only weeks remaining in the school semester. By Phil McCausland.
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Why Jeff Sessions’ Final Act Could Have More Impact Than Expected
Just before he left, the departing attorney-general adopted a policy to limit the Justice Department’s ability to oversee abusive police departments. That same policy could also hamper the department’s role in environmental, voting-rights, and other cases. By Ian MacDougall.
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Scum vs. Scum
The massacre in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh did not take place in a vacuum—it is part of a wave of hate crimes sweeping our country. By Chris Hedges. (Nov. 5, 2018)
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Rich People Pay for Private Firefighters While the Rest of Us Burn
Insurance companies offer exclusive firefighting services for high-paying clients that can help them mitigate the worst consequences of wildfire disasters. Most other people aren’t so lucky. By Caroline Haskins.
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This Thanksgiving, I’m Grateful for Donald Trump, America’s Most Honest President
There’s a case to be made that Donald Trump is simultaneously the biggest liar in U.S. political history and its greatest truth-teller. By Jon Schwarz.
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Training kids to kill at Ukrainian nationalist camp
The campers, some clad in combat fatigues, carefully aim their assault rifles. Their instructor offers advice: Don't think of your target as a human being... By Yuras Karmanau. (Nov. 12, 2018)
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'Brexit is the equivalent of a major defeat in war'
Leaving the EU might well be demanded by the victor as a way of ensuring that Britain was permanently weakened. By Patrick Cockburn.
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The science of self-care: How climate researchers are coping with the U.N. report
Climate scientists live in a world that’s still caught between where we are and where we need to be. By Eric Holthaus.
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Isle of Madness: A Series of Miscalculations Has Brought Britain to the Brink
Brexit was to allow the United Kingdom to reclaim its former glory. Instead, the country's leaders have bumbled their way into catastrophe. Built on a false premise from the start, the UK's move away from the EU has been dominated by mistakes and miscalculations. By Peter Müller and Jörg Schindler.
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