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Emails Expose How Saudi Arabia and UAE Work the U.S. Media to Push for War
The UAE’s man in Washington enjoys a cozy relationship with a top Beltway pundit. By Ben Norton.
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How Party Bosses, Not Voters, Pick Candidates in New York
In one of the last, most powerful vestiges of Tammany Hall-style politics, New York party bosses pick the politicians when vacancies occur. By Shane Goldmacher.
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Democrats Plan to Name Lobbyists, Operatives as Superdelegates
The Democratic Party this week plans to name 75 people including lobbyists and political operatives to leadership posts that come with superdelegate votes at its next presidential convention, potentially aggravating old intraparty tensions as it struggles to confront President Donald Trump. By Jennifer Epstein.
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Who’s Afraid of the DNC?
It took all of five minutes for Tom Perez to quote Hamilton. By Jacob Silverman.
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Open primaries? Democratic establishment bars anyone who challenges an incumbent from using the party’s Votebuilder database
Denying a modern candidate this database is a hamstringing move, virtually guaranteeing their failure. By Cory Doctorow.
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Has Anyone Seen the President?
Michael Lewis goes to Washington in search of Trump and winds up watching the State of the Union with Steve Bannon.
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For the EPA, ‘reform’ means giving industry what it wants
The EPA is granting specific private-sector wishes as it moves to roll back, alter or delay rules. By Rachel Leven.
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The DCCC’s controversial meddling in 2018 primaries, explained
The case for and against national Democrats intervening in primaries. By Ella Nilsen.
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With Supreme Court Decision on Dark Money “We’re About to Know a Lot More About Who Is Funding Our Elections”
“We are about to drive a lot of dark money donors into the light—it’s gonna look like the climax of a Harry Potter movie where the creatures shrivel in the sun.” By Jon Queally.
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The ‘Pelosi Problem’ Runs Deep
Progressives should recognize the likely House speaker as a symptom of a calcified party hierarchy that is beginning to lose its grip. By Norman Solomon.
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The IRS hired private debt collectors who are squeezing poor people and hurricane victims
The scheme is hitting the poorest Americans—and making less money than IRS in-house collectors. By Max de Haldevang, Justin Rohrlich.
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The Pelosi Playbook
What do you get when you cross big-money politics and tepid progressive positions? A look back at the career of Nancy Pelosi, who’s now poised to retake [and has] the House Speaker post. By Branko Marcetic.
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Paul Pelosi allegedly slurred speech, had drug in system and handed over police privilege card during DUI bust
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, allegedly had a drug in his system and addressed police with slurred speech during his arrest on May 28.
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