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Thanks to hundreds of pages of newly leaked documents, we're seeing the extent to which some of the world's most profitable businesses have hired private spies to keep tabs on political movements they perceive as a threat to their power and profits.
More than 20 internet founders and industry leaders wrote an open letter warning that FCC chair Ajit Pai's plan to kill net neutrality poses "imminent threat" to the web.
"Ajit Pai may be owned by Verizon, but he has to answer to Congress, and lawmakers have to answer to us, their constituents," said Evan Greer of Fight for the Future, which is helping lead the fight to preserve net neutrality.
In a new study, the Swiss financial firm UBS found that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 17 percent in 2016, bringing their combined fortune to more than double the GDP of the United Kingdom.
By passing their budget blueprint, Republicans have taken "the first step toward an immoral tax scheme that will hand trillions of dollars to millionaires and corporations."
Replacing torches with candles and hate with hope, thousands gathered across the U.S. on Wednesday to mourn the death of Heather Heyer and stand peacefully against the violence perpetrated by neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Va.
"The median household income in 2015 was $56,515, which the average healthcare CEO made in less than a day."
The poll shows that 62 percent of Americans believe it is the federal government's responsibility to guarantee healthcare for all.
On Tuesday, dozens of organizations – including Our Revolution, National Nurses United, and Fight for 15 – announced the launch of a new initiative to push Democratic lawmakers toward a bold, progressive agenda.
It's being called the "biggest protest crackdown since the Civil Rights Era."
The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
The recent decisions by two of the most influential national newspapers of record to not publish their endorsements of Vice President Kamala Harris says a lot about how seriously they take Trump’s threats to democracy and his promises of vengeance against his enemies.
On the eve of the historic November vote, it seems important to ask: What's wrong with men, how did we get here, and can we change this?
As Trump’s campaign grows increasingly bizarre, his team appears to be more tightly controlling his movements and carefully scripting his public appearances to minimize the negative impact his erratic behavior may have on undecided voters in swing states.
Throughout history, fascist governments have had a similar reliance on the use of lies as a weapon to take and retain power.
The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
The recent decisions by two of the most influential national newspapers of record to not publish their endorsements of Vice President Kamala Harris says a lot about how seriously they take Trump’s threats to democracy and his promises of vengeance against his enemies.
On the eve of the historic November vote, it seems important to ask: What's wrong with men, how did we get here, and can we change this?
As Trump’s campaign grows increasingly bizarre, his team appears to be more tightly controlling his movements and carefully scripting his public appearances to minimize the negative impact his erratic behavior may have on undecided voters in swing states.
Throughout history, fascist governments have had a similar reliance on the use of lies as a weapon to take and retain power.
On the eve of the historic November vote, it seems important to ask: What's wrong with men, how did we get here, and can we change this?
Former President Donald Trump is now openly fantasizing about deputizing death squads against Americans.
The 2024 Republican ticket’s incitement of violence against Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, is revealing in more ways than one.
Throughout history, fascist governments have had a similar reliance on the use of lies as a weapon to take and retain power.
What Britain needs now is more politics, not more police.
The recent decisions by two of the most influential national newspapers of record to not publish their endorsements of Vice President Kamala Harris says a lot about how seriously they take Trump’s threats to democracy and his promises of vengeance against his enemies.
On the eve of the historic November vote, it seems important to ask: What's wrong with men, how did we get here, and can we change this?