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November 2, 2018

However the Midterms Go, the Republican Party Is Going to Get More Extreme

Jonathan Chait New York Magazine

Trump’s allies have gone from justifying his reality-show authoritarian persona as a necessary expedient to embracing it as a positive good.

November 2, 2018

The Wealth of America's Three Richest Families Grew by 6,000% Since 1982

Chuck Collins The Guardian

These three families own a combined fortune of $348.7 billion, which is 4 million times the median wealth of a US family.

Watch 8 Women Candidates Who Are Breaking Precedents

November 2, 2018

A record-breaking number of women are running for office in 2018. Ari Melber speaks to eight first-time congressional women candidates from both sides of the aisle.

State Attorneys General: The New Legal Gladiators

November 2, 2018

State AGs have become major partisan players in national politics, so the races to elect them are worth your attention.

Why Oprah Votes ... And Wants You To

November 2, 2018

Oprah Winfrey campaigns with Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams in Marietta, Georgia.

Edwin Starr - Who Is the Leader of the People

November 2, 2018

Motown headliner Edwin Starr (War: What Is It Good For?) brings power and fury to the demand for accountable leaders

The President Stars in 'VanderTrump Rules'

November 2, 2018

Imagine a Trump eviction ... from the White House. Here's what it might look like.

November 2, 2018

Friday Nite Videos | November 2, 2018

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The President Stars in 'VanderTrump Rules'. Edwin Starr - Who Is the Leader of the People. Why Oprah Votes ... And Wants You To. State Attorneys General: The New Legal Gladiators. Watch 8 Women Candidates Who Are Breaking Precedents.

November 1, 2018

The Making of Corporate Empire

Jane Slaughter November 1, 2018 Against the Current

Focusing on Ford Motor Co.’s rise, the author posits a connect between racial practices in the United States, Brazil, and South Africa and Ford’s divisive labor processes, seeing racism as an essential element in the creation of global capitalism.

November 1, 2018

Tidbits - Nov. 1, 2018 - Reader Comments: Migrant Caravan-Sanctuary Support; Nuclear Arms; American Support for Fascism; Class Consciousness; Sen. Warren Only Claims Tribal Ancestry; Jewish Vote: #WeAreHere to #EndWhiteNationalism; more...

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Reader Comments: Migrant Caravan-Sanctuary Support; Nuclear Arms Treaty; American Support for Fascism; Class Consciousness; Eastern Band Cherokee Indians: Sen. Warren Only Claims Tribal Ancestry; Jewish Vote: #WeAreHere to #EndWhiteNationalism; more