Why Aren’t Democrats Talking About Wall Street And The Economy?

“The financial industry may have been overshadowed by Big Tech in recent years but remains at the heart of the question of whom the economy works for. You would assume this would merit the attention of the candidates vying to replace Trump as president.” Economic and political inequality is commonly cited as the driving force [...]

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The Real Lesson of Afghanistan Is That Regime Change Does Not Work

Any responsible government Americans elect in 2020 must learn from the well-documented failure and catastrophic human cost of U.S. regime change efforts in Afghanistan. The trove of U.S. “Lessons Learned” documents on Afghanistan published by the Washington Post portrays, in excruciating detail, the anatomy of a failed policy, scandalously hidden from the public for 18 years. The “Lessons Learned” papers, however, [...]

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Government Shutdown Avoided With Last Minute Budget, But How is Your Money Being Spent?

A last-minute budget deal will prevent a second government shutdown under the Trump administration. We take a look at the main ways the government allocated taxpayer money. On Friday, December 20, just in time to prevent a government shutdown, President Trump signed two bills to fund the federal government until September 30, 2020. The $1.4 [...]

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2019 Was a Banner Year for Drug Reform

Drug reform achieved some major milestones in 2020 including reining in civil asset forfeiture and freeing thousands of inmates under the First Step Act. As the clock ticks down toward 2020, it’s worth taking a moment to look back and reflect on what has gone on in the world of drug policy this year. From [...]

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‘Anything But Justice’ – Saudi Court Verdict in Khashoggi Death Case Widely Condemned

“Those who dispatched the death squad to Istanbul on a private jet and sought to sweep this murder under the rug, have been granted immunity.” A Saudi Arabian court ruling on the 2018 killing of Saudi veteran Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashoggi has sparked international condemnation by human rights groups and Turkey – where Khashoggi’s [...]

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Bloomberg Used Prison Labor For 2020 Campaign: Report

2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is receiving heavy criticism for hiring a call center that uses prison labor which can pay as little as $20 a month. Multibillionaire presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg hired a contractor that used prison labor to make phone calls for his White House bid, the Intercept reported on Tuesday, bringing further [...]

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The Most Important Free Press Stories of 2019

Assange and Manning are being persecuted for speaking truth to power. The most important stories of the year for those who care about a free press involve the arrest of Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy at the request of the U.S. government, and the rearrest of the whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Assange is the founder [...]

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The People of India Are Taking It to the Streets to Challenge Modi’s Bigoted and Dishonest Government

A new report shows that during Modi’s tenure there have been about 200 documented cases of attacks on journalists who tell the truth about the Modi government. Every day and in every part of India, hundreds of thousands of people—mainly young people—gather on the streets to express their anger at the government. Their protests, like those [...]

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