Democracy

For Next Weapon in Anti-Protest Arsenal, US Military Building Plasma Gun Capable of Vaporizing Human Flesh

'Abhorrent': GOP Senator Angrily Snatches Student's Phone Over Question About Georgia's Racist Voter Purge

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"It's abhorrent that when our members ask their senators about the purging of voters within their state, they respond by stealing their phones."

'Outrageous' Voter Suppression by 'Cowardly Republicans' in Georgia Part of Nationwide GOP Attack on Democracy

Jon Queally, staff writer

Sen. Bernie Sanders urged every single U.S. voter to "vigorously protest this...

Could Killing of WaPo Writer by Saudi 'Murder Team' Finally Put Crack in US Support of 'Criminal Regime'?

Jon Queally, staff writer

Nobel Prize winner Tawakkol Karman holds a poster of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi while speaking to the media during a protest outside the entrance to the Saudi Arabia Consulate on October 5, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.

"If this is true - that the Saudis lured a U.S. resident into their consulate...

With Supreme Court Decision on Dark Money "We're About to Know a Lot More About Who Is Funding Our Elections"

While Trump Clearly Horrible President, Critics Denounce Right-Wing 'Unelected Cabal' Represented by Anonymous Op-Ed

'This Is Massive': Landslide Victory for Progressive Reform as DNC Cuts Superdelegates Down to Size

Socialism on the Rise as Americans Seek Out Bold, Humane Alternatives to the Brutality of Trump and Capitalism

Because Corporate Money 'Poisoning Our Democracy,' Progressives Launch #FixDemocracyNow Campaign

'Our Democracy Is Under Attack': Broad Coalition Hosts 175+ Anti-Corruption Vigils Nationwide

'Dark Money': New Documentary Offers Up-Close and 'Harrowing Portrait' of How Secret Corporate Cash Is Destroying American Democracy

As Interest in Democratic Socialism Surges, Ocasio-Cortez Explains to Colbert What a 'Moral' Economy Would Look Like

'Crisis of Trust': Poll Finds People Living in Democracies Think Governments Aren't Acting in Public Interest

Praise for Progressive 'Torchbearer' Ocasio-Cortez's Takedown of 'Career Politician' Crowley

Reading About Nation's Racist History Has Made This Republican Realize Ditching Voter ID Laws 'Simply the Right Thing to Do'

'Scary Amount of Power': New Campaign Urges FTC to Break Up Facebook

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The Robin Hood of Power: Iceland's Pirates On Track To Win Election

Sick of our electoral debacle? Check out Iceland, where the radical Pirate Party is improbably poised to win their election with a quarter of Icelanders' support, more than any other party. Riding a wave of post-Panama-Papers rage at corrupt business as usual, the Pirates would reject the two governing parties to form a coalition with small progressive ones to work for direct democracy, free speech and transparency. Their rubric: “We are not here to gain power. We are here to distribute power.”