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“To allow these companies to essentially function as de facto platforms for censorship and manipulation … harkens back to the way civil liberties were eviscerated in the wake of 9/11.”

Despite being the slam-dunk impeachment of all time, cowardly Repugs can still betray their honor and oaths to the Constitution.

"Trump describes the free media as an "enemy of the people"; attacks leaders of democratic countries while cozying up to authoritarian nations; and now uses his influence to try to stop the counting of votes in FL and GA."

To effectively confront the enormous problems facing our country and world, progressives need to soberly assess everything—good, bad and mixed.

Unless the Democrats can rally to push through legislation that protects the right to vote now and into the future, elections may cease to matter entirely.

The recent attacks on Paris are terrible, but is indiscriminate retaliation only fueling the flames of terrorism?

After a series of violent incidents at Republican front-runner Donald Trump's public events, media are saying Trump has "some accountability" for "creating this hostile atmosphere" that leads to violence, noting, in particular, the violent rhetoric he employs in his speeches.

“We will move forward with developing our own military response options and will work with NATO and our other allies and partners to deny Russia any military advantage from its unlawful conduct.”

Perhaps Trump’s current attack on American democracy through his assertion of a fake national emergency is intended as to distract from this larger attack on America.

By raising taxes on the wealthy and redirecting other public resources, we can meet everyone’s needs and strengthen our economy.