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MAKE A ONE-TIME DONATION ‘Our chances of ever exiting the nightmare are shrinking’: Paul Krugman explains how the GOP is getting worse The president and his demons: Why Trumpism must be pulled out by the roots Conservative columnist explains why John Bolton might be a ‘grenade’ about to ‘blow up the administration’ How the Trump team’s defense against the Bolton bombshell is actually blowing up its face Videos Trump’s lawyers are betting on their audience having no idea how the law works Cody Fenwick President Donald Trump’s lawyers are staking out bold ground by claiming that abuse of power — which is, to many, the quintessential impeachable offense — is not actually grounds for… ‘It is a war plan’: Trump-Netanyahu deal decried as shameful attack on Palestinian rights Julia Conley / Common Dreams Trump attacks CNN’s Lemon for laughing as GOP strategist mocks president who ‘couldn’t find Ukraine on a map’ David Badash / The New Civil Rights Movement ‘Screaming the quiet part into a bullhorn’: Sen. Joni Ernst admits GOP using impeachment trial to damage Biden’s 2020 prospects Jake Johnson / Common Dreams ‘This was a disaster for Republicans’: MSNBC host says a Trump attorney just ‘came up empty’ in Senate trial Cody Fenwick News & Politics Trump’s legal team closed out his ‘defense’ by showing that it had no defense Mark Sumner / Daily Kos On Tuesday, Donald Trump’s legal team stood before the Senate to give its closing argument … and discovered it didn’t have one. Why the ‘alternative universe’ of Trump loyalists won’t be broken by the Bolton bombshell Alex Henderson How America could break free from the two-party doom loop David Edward Burke / Washington Monthly Why the U.S. might be angling for the return of a new ‘strongman’ like Saddam in Iraq M.K. Bhadrakumar / Independent Media Institute Bolton told Republican donors Trump is ‘mentally unstable’ and will pull the US out of NATO if reelected: report Alex Henderson How right-wing groups use old law and imperfect data to purge voters from statewide rolls Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute The people of Colombia are cracking up the walls of war and authoritarianism Justin Podur / Independent Media Institute -- Election '20 The president and his demons: Why Trumpism must be pulled out by the roots Chauncey DeVega / Salon Donald Trump is an authoritarian and an autocrat. For him and others of such ilk, violence is political currency in the form of raw power. Autocrats and authoritarians such as… by Chauncey DeVega January 29, 2020 ‘The knives are out’: Democrats panic at the possibility that Bernie Sanders could be 2020 nominee Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams by Eoin Higgins January 27, 2020 The Texas Senate could become more democratic: analysis Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune by Ross Ramsey January 27, 2020 Young people are so set to make history with Bernie Sanders — if they show up Norman Solomon / Common Dreams by Norman Solomon January 27, 2020 Are Tom Perez and the DNC preparing for a battle against Bernie Sanders and the progressive movement? Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos January 27, 2020 Economy ‘Our chances of ever exiting the nightmare are shrinking’: Paul Krugman explains how the GOP is getting worse Keith A. Spencer / Salon It is a great detriment to civil discourse that the divide between left and right in the United States is often depicted as being purely cultural — as if one’s politics were… by Keith A. Spencer January 29, 2020 Republican lawmakers personally made millions from their giant tax cut: report Alex Henderson by Alex Henderson January 24, 2020 Top Trump official actually admitted the president’s excuse for his trade wars is bogus: columnist Alex Henderson by Alex Henderson January 24, 2020 January 24, 2020 Here’s the truth about the Trump trade policy’s effects on workers Tom Conway / Independent Media Institute by Tom Conway January 24, 2020 January 24, 2020 Can capitalism solve capitalism’s problems? Elizabeth Schmidt , The Conversation by Elizabeth Schmidt January 24, 2020 January 24, 2020 Culture Kobe Bryant dead in helicopter accident David Badash / The New Civil Rights Movement Basketball great Kobe Bryant has died in a tragic helicopter accident, along with everyone on board, by David Badash January 27, 2020 From Elton John’s nappies to Morris Day bickering with Prince: Why I love music memoirs by Roxanne Cooper January 25, 2020 Five things to watch for at the Grammys by Roxanne Cooper January 25, 2020 Do the Grammys have a diversity problem? by Roxanne Cooper January 25, 2020 The last thing you need to say when women talk to you about sexual harassment The Conversation by The Conversation January 25, 2020 Science American cities prepare for the worst as coronavirus spreads Nicole Karlis / Salon Public fear over the Wuhan coronavirus continues to grow as the Chinese government restricts travel over fears of an outbreak; meanwhile, the number of cases of the virus in the United States… by Nicole Karlis January 28, 2020 Professor emeritus of astronomy explains why your zodiac sign is probably wrong The Conversation by The Conversation January 26, 2020 Are you in danger of catching the coronavirus? 5 questions answered The Conversation by The Conversation January 25, 2020 The serious consequence of exercising too much, too fast Tamara Hew-Butler , The Conversation by Tamara Hew-Butler January 24, 2020 From temples to Disneyland, China shuts down to halt virus AFP by AFP January 24, 2020 Belief How philosopher William James encourages us to believe in the possible Aeon by Temma Ehrenfeld In college, I developed a mysterious illness. 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Although the obvious interpretation was depression,… by Aeon January 24, 2020 Trump expected to give anti-abortion extremists huge gift in an unprecedented move at the ‘March for Life’ David Badash / The New Civil Rights Movement by David Badash January 24, 2020 Far-right white evangelicals love Trump for many reasons — including their terrifying obsession with the End Times: report Alex Henderson by Alex Henderson January 24, 2020 Project Blitz is producing model legislation for Christian Nationalists Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly by Nancy LeTourneau January 24, 2020 Here’s how Trump will ‘corrupt’ the evangelical movement and make it ‘lose its soul’: Former Christian Post editor Alex Henderson by Alex Henderson January 23, 2020 Human Rights ‘It is a war plan’: Trump-Netanyahu deal decried as shameful attack on Palestinian rights Julia Conley / Common Dreams Human rights advocates condemned U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “annexation plan” for large swaths of Palestinian territory as the two leaders on Tuesday presented what they termed a… by Julia Conley January 28, 2020 Prison guard accused of putting bleach in Florida inmate’s food Lauren Floyd / Daily Kos by Lauren Floyd January 28, 2020 Supreme Court allows Trump’s ‘shameful’ public charge rule to take effect Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos January 28, 2020 Here’s a revealing glimpse of Bill Barr’s vision for the future of law enforcement Filter by Filter January 27, 2020 GOP lawmakers incite outrage as they push Trump to intensify attacks on women with global gag rule Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos January 25, 2020 More News Trump’s legal team closed out his ‘de...