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Fighting the Emerging Neo-Fascist Capitalism, Part II
Social democratic parties pushing a platform of neoliberalism-lite are no challenge to the new populism.
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Koch Brothers' Operatives Fill Top White House Positions, Ethics Forms Reveal
If the billionaire Koch brothers turn to the White House for favors, they will see many familiar faces.
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Senate Invokes Historic "Nuclear Option" Rules Change to Confirm Gorsuch
By a vote of 52-48 along party lines, Republicans voted to end to the filibuster for supreme court nominations, forever changing how justices are confirmed to the country’s highest court.
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The Left is Losing the War on Education. Here’s How We Can Win Again.
As voucher programs expand nationwide, direct action, protests and declarations of support for public schools isn't irrelevant. But after years of retreat, it’s time for a different tactic in the war on education.
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Why Republicans Want to Kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The CFPB isn’t being targeted because it has failed. It has been targeted because it is succeeding – as of July it had returned $12 billion to more than 37 million victims of illegal banking practices. It must be defended at all costs.
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Blackwater Founder Held Secret Seychelles Meeting to Establish Trump-Putin Back Channel
An explosive expose by the Washington Post reveals that the United Arab Emirates arranged the secret meeting in January between Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a Russian close to President Vladimir Putin.
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Confronting The Emerging Neo-Fascist Capitalism, Part I
Potential breaking points include the looming climate crisis, the overexploitation of resources, systemic problems within the financial system, and endemic, increasing inequality.
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Why FBI Can't Tell All On Trump, Russia
The FBI apparently knew that prior to Election Day, Trump and his campaign had personal and business dealings with individuals and entities linked to criminal elements—including reputed Russian gangsters—connected to Putin.
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Global Fight Escalates Against the "Censorship Machine"
In Europe, lawmakers are considering legislation to give internet service providers a mandate, using algorithms, to police users so they don't upload anything that infringes on a copyright, regardless of its form.
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Republicans Just Voted to Let Internet Service Providers Sell Your Browsing History
Advertisers will be able to track your habits without you even knowing.
