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The Venezuelan election was nearly stolen – by the US-backed anti-Chávistas. How? That’s what Chávez wanted Maduro to find out from me: how could US operatives jerk with Venezuela’s voter rolls? It wasn’t a mere policy question: they knew Chávez wouldn't be allowed to survive through another coup. My answer: They could steal the vote the same way Bush did it in Florida – in fact, using the very same contractor. Take a look at these documents.

How a small rural county’s petty political feuds could shape the next Congress.

A movement for liberation requires long-term commitment. It requires truth-telling and courage and patience. And a movement should celebrate moving the needle, as Mississippians did.

Bernie's Ideas Aren't on the Fringe Any More. Line Riders | Beethoven's 5th. Trump's Favorite Things! A Randy Rainbow Song Parody. Roma | Movie. PETA: Don't Drag Us into This.

The House of Representatives is not representative

“What Guam came to realize is that what’s most important to us [is]— our islands, our people, our environment, our land — and regardless of what you are, we wanted to put the people in office who are going to fight for those things.”

You cannot outflank the right by adopting its promises, that way you only end up as its handmaiden.

The possibility that Brexit and the Trump campaign relied on some of the same advisers to further far-right nationalist campaigns has set off alarm bells on both sides of the Atlantic.

Movements, Parties, Strategies, and the Nicaragua Debate