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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at Georgetown University September 27, 2019 in Washington, DC .Clinton delivered remarks before recognizing the winners of the 2019 Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for Advancing Women in Peace and Security. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Clinton, Stein, Gabbard, and the Deconstruction of RussiaGate

A friendly reminder: The United States has a long-g-g-g history of interfering in its own elections and hardly needs Russia's help.

Robert C. Koehler ·

Hillary Clinton at Barnes and Noble bookstore on October 03, 2019 in New York City.

Jill Stein Challenges Hillary Clinton to Debate After 'Russian Asset' Smear

"It's past time to give the American people the real debate they deserved in 2016."

Eoin Higgins ·

He was playing war. My guess is that they’re all playing war, in one way or another. (Photo: Scott Nelson/Getty Images)

Dead Canaries

When we mix racism in with the easy availability of lethal weaponry, it turns into terrorism, which is to say, collective lunacy—a lunacy surpassed in its scope and human cost only by the lunacy of war itself.

Robert C. Koehler ·

While none of these bills would completely solve our executive pay problem, they are important steps towards a more rational, equitable system. (Photo: Pixabay/CC0)

3 Bills to Rein in Executive Pay

Shortly before heading home for the summer recess, members of Congress are rushing to introduce proposals for cracking down on unpopular, overpaid executives.

Sarah Anderson ·

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) attacked Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) during last night's primary debate. Harris' allies responded with a theory about a nefarious Russian plot.

Progressives Say Kamala Harris Team 'Inventing Conspiracies' About Tulsi Gabbard Rather Than Addressing Critiques

"Why are people attacking the messenger rather than addressing the criticisms?"

Eoin Higgins ·

Alleging Censorship and Condemning Outsized Power, Tulsi Gabbard Sues Google for 'Threat to Free Speech, Fair Elections, and Democracy'

The tech giant's alleged suspension of Gabbard's ad account "should raise concerns for policymakers everywhere about the company's ability to use its dominance to impact political discourse"

Julia Conley ·

Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) both voted in favor of a resolution that condemned BDS on Tuesday, angering progressives.

'Progressive Except Palestine'? Khanna and Pressley Draw Fire Over Vote Condemning Nonviolent BDS Movement

"If Pressley doesn't get Palestine on this most basic and limited point she's made her position clear. This is an Israel lobby resolution targeting a nonviolent resistance movement."

Eoin Higgins ·

When 10 people are "debating" multiple large policy topics, as we saw with the first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday night in Miami, you get about what you might expect: a mess. (Photo: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

The First Democratic Debate Was a Circus

Key policy questions were left hanging as the conversation flitted from topic to topic

Ryan Cooper ·

The candidates who will be on the stage for Wednesday's debate are: Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Sen. Cory Booker; former Rep. Beto O’Rourke; Sen. Amy Klobuchar; former Rep. John Delaney; Rep. Tulsi Gabbard; former Housing Secretary Julián Castro; Rep. Tim Ryan; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. (Image: NBC News)

WATCH LIVE: First 2020 Democratic Primary Debate Tonight in Miami

Here's what you need to know about Wednesday night's debate

Common Dreams staff ·

The new members of the House of Representatives, in particular, part of the youngest, most diverse crew to date, have begun to replace the old guard and are increasingly signalling their readiness to throw out policies that don't work for the American people, especially those reinforcing the American war machine. (Photo: DVIDSHUB/flickr/cc)

The Antiwar Movement No One Can See

Will it put a crimp in the war on terror?

Allegra Harpootlian ·

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