Conservative Democrats’ Lucrative Career Path
Democratic senators who oppose core party agenda items and upset the base can’t lose — because if they do, they get paid.
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“Trump Zombie Sale” Threatens Montana National Forest
The Biden administration is continuing a forest-clearing plan that endangers old-growth trees and grizzly habitat.
How Dark Money Captured The Supreme Court
A new Senate report lays out how corporations have taken control of the nation’s highest judiciary authority.
The Democracy Crisis That Is Never Discussed
Corporate media’s democracy-in-crisis discourse almost never mentions the gap between what Americans want and what corrupt elected officials are doing
California Dems Waver On Rejecting Special Interest Cash
California Democratic party leaders delayed a vote on banning donations from police and fossil fuel interests.
Democrats’ Betrayals Are Jeopardizing American Democracy
History is screaming at Democrats to both rescue the economy and save democracy from a meltdown. They’re doing the opposite.
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The Outer Limits Of Corporate Politics
The halving of Democrats’ agenda suggests the party is still primarily intent on fulfilling Biden’s promise to donors that “nothing would fundamentally change.”
MELTDOWN Is Here
My timely new series explores how Democrats’ failure to forcefully respond to the financial crisis propelled Trump’s ascent — and why the party must avoid repeating that history today.