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It Was a BlueWave Election — And Republicans Got Drenched: Gaining control of the House is a big deal, but the country’s anti-democratic electoral structures and many legitimately conservative voters are very real.

Good Day for Democracy

Pulling a Con on the People

Beware of the Real Gremlins This Season

A bawdy house of bad right-wing ideas

Letters to the Editor: Minority Rules in USA, etc.

Strange Poll Results

Map to White House Starts On An Iowa Blacktop Road

Getting Past Gingrich: I’m ready for a Congress that doesn’t prioritize hate speech and obstructionism over good governance.

2018 Midterms: Blue Wave, Red Undertow

The Day After

Midterm Takeaway: We Need a Lot More Democracy.  Republicans banked this election on lies, fear-mongering, and rule-rigging. It almost worked.

Blue wave meets red wall: Split decision for a divided nation

Breaking bad: Low-grade right-wing hack is now our nation's leading law enforcement officer.  Diabolical scheme or screw-up? Matt Whitaker is a surprise pick as acting attorney general, and not in a good way

Ten Midterm Takeaways

Robert B. Reich: America has rejected Trumpism: America has rejected Trumpism

Political Brain Games

Refugee Muslim Women That Trump Wouldn’t Have Let In, Win House Seats: They are Trump’s worst nightmare and the antithesis of what he thinks America is or should be

Same Old Poison, Brassy New Salesman

Today is all about us — American democracy

Don’t be Flattered, Fooled and Flummoxed in Tomorrow’s Election

Gene Nichol: A mixed election result, but still progress for the US and NC

Celebrities in Politics

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Politicon: Socialism Without Socialists?

After an Election of Historic Firsts, the Real Work Begins

Again, We Fight for the Vote

Opinion | Thought the election might restore some order? Oh you poor, sweet child.  The president is only going to get worse.

WHY HALLOWEEN IS SO MONSTROUSLY LIKE ELECTION DAY

Turn Rural America Purple

GIVING THANKS IN 2018

Letters to the Editor: Republicans Want to Cut Social Security and Medicare, etc.

Dennis Kucinich, the Blue Wave and Hope for the Dems

Winning on Issues is the Consolation Prize

CENTRIST DEMS WORK WITH WALL STREET TO BLOCK PELOSI HOUSE SPEAKER BID.

How Democrats can turn up the heat on Trump — and win the battle of ideas

Gene Lyons: Trump’s base itching for a fight

We Call BS, Now, Will You Please Get Over This Partisanship?

Obama vs. Trump: A story of decline and hope for renewal

Cash Buys Elections—And Continued Fossil Fuel Dominance: It’s happening right now in Virginia with Dominion Energy.

Defeating the Fasclican Party

‘Big Victory’: Another Trump Whopper

Why Pelosi Opponents Are So Wrong

A Puritan Cloud Over Pelosi's Blue House

Movement Against Nancy Pelosi Is a Classic Democratic Circular Firing Squad: The anti-Pelosi movement is a mash-up of opportunism on the part of a few wannabe leaders.

If It Takes the Rats to Wake Up Us and Congress, Bring Them On! This Book Shows How!

By Law, the President Should Have to Give Daily Press Conferences

Democrats Won Big. Can They Go Bold, Too?  The party's leaders have been far too cautious in the past. Newer ideas could spark real change in who owns and runs America

Dana Milbank: What happens when a stable genius leads a stupid country

We’re All Spies, Now—And Not Even Trump Can Hide From Our Prying Eyes: Amateur plane-spotters tracked Air Force One as it secretly made its way to Iraq, demonstrating the power of readily-available tools to reveal covert military operations.

Letters From the December 17-24, 2018, Issue: Down the rabbit hole… Bird is the word… Forgotten victory… Dump the hump… Road map for change… History repeats itself…

You Can’t Get Conservative White Women To Change Their Minds: The great electoral opportunity of 2020 is not in converting Trump voters. It’s motivating the large numbers of Americans who don’t vote at all.

What Was the Real Midterm Victory?  The Democratic Party is used to writing off much of the electorate. It can’t get away with that anymore.

9 Lessons From the 2018 Midterms: Progressives made significant gains, but now they need to organize bigger, better, and smarter.

Democrats Are Finally Fighting for the States—and on Election Night, They Won Big: Democrats have won back a third of the nearly 1,000 state legislative seats they lost during Obama’s presidency. Can they keep the momentum going?

The Best News From the Midterms? Down-Ballot Democratic Triumphs.  These winners will be the big names of our future national politics.

Loaded Phrases: The long, entwined history of America First and the American dream.

Trump’s Choice for Acting Attorney General

‘Nude Selfie’ Obtained In Mueller Inquiry, Says Court Filing By Indicted Russian Firm
Court document by Concord Management asks how details about a “nude selfie” would threaten national security.

Trump issues executive order freezing federal workers' pay in 2019

Letters From the January 7, 2019, Issue: The war on war… The US as it should be…

Noam Chomsky at 90: On Orwell, Taxi Drivers, and Rejecting Indoctrination: As agile as ever, he pulls no punches, decrying the flaws of capitalism and abuses of governing power, sparing few politicians and no parties.

The Yellow Vest Revolt: The French uprising was never just about a fuel tax.

Letters From the December 31, 2018, Issue: The perils of make-work… Government workers, unite!… The edible is political (web-only)…

George H.W. Bush, Icon of the WASP Establishment—and of Brutal US Repression in the Third World
Obituaries have transformed the terror that Bush inflicted, depicting it as heroism.

Actual Journalism Is Under an Asymmetrical Attack: Far-right media isn’t playing by the same rules.

The White House Has Hosted a Predators’ Ball of Corruption: Here’s how the incoming Democratic Congress can expose it and make the case for bold reform.

The Best Strategy for the House Dems? Fight for Major Reforms.  Sure, the Senate will block them. But pushing things like a Green New Deal and Medicare for All will energize grassroots activists and supercharge the coming presidential primary.

A Mandate for Left Leadership: Lessons from the neoliberal revolution.

Always Watching: The linked history of privacy and surveillance in America.

Hawaii senator to donate salary earned during shutdown

California maneuvers to make bigger impact in 2020 election

Believe It: Atheism Less and Less a Political Taboo

If Social Media Is Making Us Worse, Can We Make It Better?

What Patriot Prayer is Praying For

CHURCH & STATE | Cross Purposes: The Symbol of America’s Majority Religion Can’t Memorialize Non-Christians

Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic: Atheists in American Public Life

Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo: ‘We Will Continue To Fight… Until The Rapture’

Middle America: How to Beat a Demagogue.  How Scott Walker's loss in Wisconsin gives the rest of the country hope.

545 people are responsible for the mess, but they unite in a common con

Hemming and Hawing: Getting Away with It.  I propose to all the women out there—take a page out of the dude book, and audaciously actualize those goals!

From World Cup to the Specter of Fascism: How did the rightwing authoritarian Bolsonaro claw his way to power?

Vox Populist: The Triumph of Do-It-Yourself Democracy.  Trump voters in swing states say they want populist reforms, and have enacted progressive change via ballot initiatives

REPUBLICAN INVESTIGATION THAT SOUGHT TO UNDERMINE FBI, MUELLER, QUIETLY ENDED

Mueller Is Telling Us: He’s Got Trump on Collusion.  The special counsel is connecting the dots and it doesn’t paint a pretty picture for the president.

ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE December 2018 “One Nation, Indivisible” features excerpts from The Sun’s archives that speak to the current political moment.

ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE January 2019 “One Nation, Indivisible” features excerpts from The Sun’s archives that speak to the current political moment.

Watch MSNBC anchor shred Trumpian claim that 'nothing matters'

Elizabeth Warren Announces She Is Running for President in 2020

How to Survive the Misinformation Age: Skeptical Inquirer Takes on “Alternative Facts”

Maria Konnikova Wins Critical Thinking Prize from CSI for “The Confidence Game”

The Politicization of Science: Skeptical Inquirer on a Danger to Democracy

CBS Condemned by Committee for Skeptical Inquiry for ‘Sunday Morning’ Segment on the Paranormal

Skepticism Reloaded

Talking Science and Society at Church: Why scientists need to be part of the conversation.

How Russian money helped save Trump's business

Mick West And Escaping The Rabbit Hole: Review

We Got a Blue Wave, But We Can Win So Much More—If We Mobilize Now: This fight is for civilization’s survival—one that will require the mobilization not seen since the civil rights movement.

Native Americans Scored Big Election Wins in Washington State and Beyond: On Tuesday, Puyallup tribe members celebrated a landmark police accountability initiative, as well as Native victories nationwide.

“Words Can’t Articulate the Joy”: Wisconsin Workers Celebrate Scott Walker’s Defeat

How the Left Can Win in 2020: Primary Centrist Democrats in Blue Districts.  Progressives such as Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, Deb Haaland and Rashida Tlaib show how insurgent candidates can push the whole party left.

Democrats Must Do More To Turn Out Latino Voters in 2020: This means dedicated voter outreach and a bold, progressive immigration platform.

Good Candidates Won’t Be Enough in 2020—We Must Overhaul Our Entire Voting System: There’s a growing national movement across party lines for multi-member districts and ranked-choice voting.

Trump: Ask Warren’s Psychiatrist If She Thinks She Can Win 2020.  In a New Year’s Eve Q&A with Fox News, Trump mocked Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s chances at the presidency, suggesting a second term was in the bag.

John Kelly paints yet another dim portrait of Trump

Sarah Sanders Reportedly Struggling To Find New Job After Ruining Career In Trump Administration
That's what you get for working for Trump!

Elizabeth Warren Compares Abortion to “Getting Your Tonsils Out”

Letters From the January 14-21, 2019, Issue: Beyond family… Fox lite… One more lesson… No nukes are good nukes… Laying waste…

It’s Time for Fact-Checkers to Face the Facts: Even fact-checking sites feel the need to try and find balance where there is none.

The 2018 Progressive Honor Roll: ​Progressives were on the move this year, and they weren’t just resisting Trump—they were outlining the alternative to Trumpism.

Why Were So Many Journalists Murdered in 2018?  To date, 34 of them were killed in retaliation for their work, nearly doubling last year's number.

Radical Centrists Will Decide the Democratic Primary: As a scrum of candidates battles for the leftist vote, a dark horse could win the nomination simply by standing out from the crowd.

The One Issue the Left and Right Can Agree On: Even Tucker Carlson and Goldman Sachs are talking about the pernicious impact of monopolies in the U.S.

DONALD TRUMP WILL RESIGN THE PRESIDENCY IN 2019 IN EXCHANGE FOR IMMUNITY FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY, FORMER BUSH ADVISER SAYS

The Great Myth Of The Anti-War Left Exposed

WATCH: Nancy Pelosi believes Trump could be indicted by Mueller — even if Justice Dept. says no

Free the Free Press from Wall Street Plunderers

MONETIZING THE WHITE HOUSE

Letters to the Editor: ’Tis the Season to be Generous, etc.

David, Goliath and Sister Mary

Why ‘Individual 1’ Is Owned By Vladimir Putin

Republicans Don’t Want Your Vote to Count: They’re trying to overturn the will of voters in Wisconsin, Michigan, and maybe a state near you.

Trump’s Intriguing Definition of ‘Zero’

Disorder Defines Trump’s World

Heartland Holds the Key to Winning in 2020: Two years after they sent Donald Trump to the White House, voters in the Heartland broadly rejected his divisive agenda in a people-powered blue wave

How This Grinch Steals Democracy

Michael Flynn's sentencing memo is a puzzle — but the clues look bad for Donald Trump
Michael Flynn's "substantial" cooperation with Robert Mueller remains murky, but likely means big trouble for Trump

Impeachable Offense

10 Action Items for Democrats

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Congress takes critical step toward reasserting its war-powers control

With Mueller, Patience Is Patriotic

Goodbye, Poppy. You Were Never One of Us.

With Glut Of 2020 Candidates, Progressive Democrats Need To Get Their Act Together

First Step Post-Election – Open Up the Closed, Secretive Congress: Currently, Congress is open for avaricious business, not for productive democracy

The George HW Bush Hagiography Is the Elites' Finest Accomplishment

Michelle and Sheryl and That Itty-Bitty Swearword

Trump says his ‘gut’ is more reliable than everyone else’s ‘brains’

IT’S GOOD TO ARGUE ABOUT DEAD PRESIDENTS: New debates, especially on overlooked subjects, bring new vibrancy to our civic life. In death, even flawed politicians can do us that final service.

National security analyst calls it ‘very problematic’ that Trump thinks it was acceptable for Soviets to invade Afghanistan

BERNIE SANDERS SLAMS 'WALL STREET DEMOCRATS,' HINTS AT 2020: 'OUR AGENDA TERRIFIES THE POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL ESTABLISHMENT'

2019 will be the worst year of Donald Trump’s life

NBC Reporter Quits Over Network’s ‘Mechanical’ Support for ‘Perpetual War’

Reporter Quits Over NBC’s Devotion To War

William Arkin

It’s a ‘Groundhog Day’ agenda on Beacon Hill

An impressive start for Senator Mitt Romney

British Spy Found Inside Bernie Sanders Campaign

Tucker: Leaders show no obligation to American voters

Spying On Trump: Was Obama Behind CIA, FBI Plan To Elect Hillary?

Leaked Document Recommends False Flag Alien Invasion to save Clinton Campaign

BREAKING NEWS! - "The wheels are coming off"!! Orchestrated news lol

American Humanist Association Cheers Senate Resolution Opposing Blasphemy Laws

New Latinx Humanist Alliance Launches at American Humanist Association

American Humanist Association Welcomes Stiefel Freethought Foundation Gift

American Humanists Will Defend Church State Separation at the Supreme Court

Poll Finds Atheism Is No Longer a Political Taboo

Free Cyntoia: Demand the Tennessee Governor grant her clemency

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM GOES TO SCHOOL IN SOUTH CAROLINA

American Humanist Association Warns Against Unconstitutional Pledge Behavior

AHLC Defends Victory Against Ocala, FL Prayer Vigil

Humanists Protest Body-Shaming Mormon Dress Code Policy in Public School

A Teacher’s Guide to Religion in the Public Schools

Tennessee Public School Agrees to Halt Religious Proselytization in Science Class

Humanists Warn Against NC Public School-Endorsement of “See You At The Pole” Prayer

Leading Freethought Organizations Defend Pensacola Cross Victory in Appeals Court

Congressional Staff Briefing - Women and Religious Freedom: Synergies and Opportunities

Sessions details next steps for Justice Department's religious liberty task force: "It cannot — it will not — be tolerated," the attorney general said of attacks on people of faith in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre.

Trump: I May 'Call a National Emergency' to Get Wall Built.  Read Newsmax: Trump Says he Could Use Executive Power on Wall

The 36 wackiest lines from Donald Trump's totally bizarre Cabinet meeting

Old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dance video goes viral as supporters mock shaming attempt

Maine lawmaker abruptly quits the Republican Party after winning re-election

New Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib not apologizing for cursing out Trump in call for impeachment

Can Mitt Romney be an effective check on Trump?

First, let’s fix the political system

After South Africa’s Trump: An energized resistance movement brought down Jacob Zuma, the postapartheid demagogue. But was democracy saved?

The Operative: How John Marshall built the Supreme Court around his political agenda

Resistance Training: What makes a protest powerful?

A Commons Problem: Public resources won't be adequately protected by those with private interests.

Document: William Barr Memo on Obstruction Investigation

Veteran NBC News Reporter Resigns, Says Network 'Could No Longer Keep Up With The World'

Trump to reveal his gutted version of the Endangered Species Act. Say goodbye to nature now

Nikki Haley praises Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro after he targets LGBT on 1st day in office
In her final days as United Nations ambassador, Nikki Haley tweets praise for Brazil's new far right president

US halts cooperation with UN on potential human rights violations. Exclusive: State department has ceased to respond to complaints from special rapporteurs in move that sends ‘dangerous message’ to other countries

Why Is Trump Spouting Russian Propaganda?  The president’s endorsement of the U.S.S.R.’s invasion of Afghanistan echoes a narrative promoted by Vladimir Putin.

Trump Administration Now Has 4 Corporate Lobbyists Serving as Cabinet Secretaries

Invisible pollutants and the tipping point for endocrine disruption: How the introduction and inundation of hundreds if not thousands of chemicals have literally changed—and damaged—the bodies and brains of millions of people.

When facts no longer matter

Editorial: Mueller’s probe is pointing to President Trump

Our long national nightmare is just beginning - The Washington Post

What If Democrats Have to Impeach Trump?

The Presidency or Prison - The New York Times

Lou Dobbs' Guest Ed Rollins Refers To Sitting Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez As A 'Little Girl': Long time Republican political operative Ed Rollins found a new way to insult freshman congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a segment on Fox Business' Lou Dobbs Tonight.

Thank You, John Kelly: Trump seems to think he can be his own chief of staff.

White House Hunts for New Chief of Staff

Constitution rules out immunity for sitting presidents - The Boston Globe

Why have a chief of staff at all?

I Mean, Seriously—Would You Want to Be Trump's White House Chief of Staff?  Traditionally, of course, you do your time as chief of staff, then go out and make beaucoup bucks. But who wants a job that may lead to humiliation and indictment?

For U.S. Allies, ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis Is the Last Adult in the Room

The Democrats' 2020 field is overrun by Washington insiders

The midterms destroyed some conventional wisdom

Republicans sound like they haven't learned a thing

With Glut Of 2020 Candidates, Progressive Democrats Need To Get Their Act Together

Democrats’ huge 2020 pack is a recipe for chaos

A crowded road to 2020 will yield the best Democrat

Maria Butina Pleads Guilty to Role in a Russian Effort to Influence Conservatives

“I am proud to shut down the government for border security,” says Trump.

Comey: "We Are Talking Again About Hillary Clinton's Emails, For Heaven's Sake"

Kushner’s curious ties to MBS

When I Said North Carolina Wasn’t a Democracy, People Called Me Crazy: They’re not saying that anymore.

Republicans’ post-midterm strategy – Thievery:  GOP efforts are by necessity focused not on reviving the party but on preserving the corpse — not on reaching out to the growing parts of the electorate but artificially preserving the power of their aging, white, rural voters.

Republican 'democracy' means handcuff successors and deny people what they voted for

Will William Barr Be Trump’s Roy Cohn?  The president wants an attorney general who will defend him above all else. There’s reason to worry about his new nominee.

William Barr Is Jeff Sessions Without the Baggage

As Good an Attorney General as We’re Likely to Get: William Barr’s statements raise serious questions, but he appears far more qualified than the other candidates that Trump reportedly considered for the post.

DONALD TRUMP CALLED A ‘MOTHERF***ER’ FOR SECOND TIME IN 3 DAYS, THIS TIME BY CANADA’S FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER

Trump address alternative: Stormy Daniels to fold laundry in her underwear on Instagram live

Manafort suffering depression, anxiety, gout in jail: lawyers

U.S. Supreme Court denies Va. House GOP's request to halt implementation of new election map for 2019

READ: Indictment of Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Making All the Right People Crazy: That includes Iraq War cheerleaders-turned-Never Trumpers with columns in the Washington Post.

Democrats Start Investigative Gears, but Slowly
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-start-investigative-gears-but-slowly/ar-BBS0mna?ocid=spartandhp&fbclid=IwAR0y6iZAnGcjHVS9aEubWEf1vC_Ny-dxn62ghtBUSdKftSFELikzFKNxZKU

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