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Presley has a story beyond his kinship with Elvis. He was raised by a single mom who worked in a garment factory after his father was murdered. He tells working-class voters that they should see their names on the ballot when they see his.

When questions are raised about militarism towards the Global South, the liberal-to-left militarists will to resort to claims of whataboutism, a mind-numbing concept which attempts to link opposition to militarism with solidarity with Putin. 

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Historian Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, a US citizen born in Japan, challenges the prevailing American view that the US decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was necessary or justified as a means of compelling Japan's surrender.

The U.S. Department of Justice's revised ('superseding') indictment against Donald Trump, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira provides a riveting minute-by-minute account of the conspirators' effort to delete incriminating security camera evidence.

Arrests of 'Angry Patriots' like war blogger Igor Strelkov in Russia have begun. No matter how wrong the Angry Patriots may be, they are punished not for their sins, not even for their principles, but for the fact that they have principles at all.

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) tries to rewrite the state laws that govern your rights, often benefiting huge corporations. A review of hundreds of tax filings by CMD reveals some of the top bankrollers of ALEC.

Extras - they fear the general public thinks all actors get paid handsomely and are doing it for the love of the craft, almost as a hobby. Yet in most cases, it's their only job, and they need to qualify for health insurance, pay rent or a mortgage,

There are many myths surrounding the political history of the United States. The most deeply-held is the claim that the right to vote has steadily expanded since 1789, incorporating an ever-broader electorate into the world's first democracy.

The most successful health insurance program, Medicare, was enacted in July,1965 to provide health insurance for people ages 65 and older and disabled regardless of income or medical history. Medicare is more efficient than private health insurance