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Barr Lied to Congress. That’s a Crime. No One is Above the Law

Congressman Jerrold Nadler US House Committee on The Judiciary
The Administration may not dictate the terms of a hearing...Every member of this Committee—Democrat and Republican alike—should understand the consequences when the executive branch tells us that they will simply ignore a lawful subpoena...

Venezuela: U.S. Coup Fails, Is Intervention Next?

Uri Friedman; Peace Action The Atlantic
U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó launched an attempted coup. Dozens of people were injured in the bedlam that ensued. Guadió was hoping enough military leaders would defect, toppling the government of Nicolás Maduro. It flopped.

New Group Launches to Harness Political Power of Women

Julie Pace AP
Dubbed Supermajority, the group, which describes itself as multiracial and intergenerational, has a goal of training and mobilizing 2 million women over the next year to become organizers and political leaders in their communities.

Operation Take Down Bernie

Ruth Conniff The Progressive
Sanders’s socialism is scary for a Democratic establishment that worries a lot about electability. Cue the media hit pieces.
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