What binds Trump’s extremely rich and economically struggling supporters together are their cynical beliefs about the motives...
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Political disclosure laws, how donors get around them – and what to do about it. With the...
It’s time for a grassroots movement that both produces leaders and holds them accountable. Corruption. It’s a...
Key facts about how the U.S. Hispanic origin groups are changing and how they differ from one...
For American Christians — especially those privileged to hold political, economic, and social power — these are...
The thinking that a leader must “fill people with blind faith” that he and his party doctrine...
The forces keeping this chaotic, renegade organism in place are oblivious to the harm they are doing....
Whatever their differences, Democratic candidates must agree to broad principles related to key issues. As we witnessed...
He has suggested how good it might be for him to enjoy a third term, perhaps more....
Unfortunately, the West’s policy towards Iran has only helped hardline Islamists and has weakened the more moderate...
The first sign of growing military coordination between Moscow and Tehran took place in 2016. While the...
If truly wicked ideas permeate our country, the best way to quell their pernicious influence is to...
Political campaigns and journalists often turn to social media to see how voters feel about an election....
There are few rules governing what companies can do – yet people can’t effectively protect their own...
Orwell revisited in the age of Trump. By Tom Englehardt I, Winston Smith… I mean, Tom Engelhardt…...
Despite racist and anti-immigrant scapegoating, data shows that most American terrorists are resentful White men inspired by...
Jokes can be deadly serious, and even today’s clown princes have a point to make. But where...
Republicans favor of giving the president more power has dropped from 70% to 51% in the last...
The religious right may have dominated US politics for decades, but progressive Christians are growing louder in...
Ayn Rand’s philosophy is a central tenet of today’s Republican Party and the moral code they proudly...
The author, Burt Neuborne, is one of America’s top civil liberties lawyers, and questions whether federal government...
Every right-wing authoritarian movement has one thing in common: a brutal clampdown on any persons or groups...
A person’s political identity is wrapped up in almost everything they do. Exposure to opinions from the...
When it masks a political agenda or when it justifies violence either by groups or state actors,...
When oligarchs fill the coffers of political candidates, they neuter democracy. I keep hearing that the Democratic...
The Great Emancipator was also an open white supremacist who wanted to send freed black people “back...
In the age of Trump, the wrongdoing has become so blatant, the attitude towards the rest of...
Big money has always played an important role in U.S. political campaigns, but its influence has been...
From Britain to Hungary to Italy, the far right is on the rise. openDemocracy investigations over the...
Members can walk straight into a Capitol Hill clinic, get treated without insurance, and count on taxpayers...