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Former Senator Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case
Former California State Senator Leland Yee was convicted of racketeering as he plead guilty to his direct involvement in multiple conspiracies. Corruption at the state level has dark money running rampant.
Senator Expected to Face Federal Corruption Charges
After it was assumed that Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on prosecutors’ request to proceed with corruption charges against Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, his indictment is expected on various criminal corruption charges.
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Earthquakes. Drought. Geysers. Permian oilfield water woes pile up in west Texas
At 8:00 a.m. Eastern on January 21, a magnitude 3.4 earthquake shook Culberson County in West Texas midway between Odessa and El...
Why the voting rights struggle is a tipping point for American democracy
E.J. Jenkins vividly recalls the day his mom worked a voter registration drive at a grocery store in Gary, Indiana, and followed...
Lawsuit filed after Texas cop hit unarmed man with patrol vehicle
A federal lawsuit was filed Monday after police dash cam video recorded a Texas police officer striking an unarmed suspect with his...
Two sides, same coin: Suppressing votes, cutting rich people’s taxes
America’s national media typically pay little attention to the moves the nation’s state lawmakers make. Not this year. State legislative battles have...
US staged a coup in Ukraine – here’s why and how
The truth about the coup in Ukraine is that it hasn’t benefited anyone other than the warmongers.