Kennedy had an ideological commitment to opening the floodgates to as much money in politics as possible, and was willing to say absolutely anything to make it happen
Without the bravery of Haitians, Thomas Jefferson would never have been able to complete the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and the United States as we know it today would not exist
High-quality, high-impact journalism that holds powerful institutions accountable isnāt just not profitable, itās anti-profit
His vote is shocking in its flagrant violation of all the values McCain claimed to hold just a few months ago
āAll Paths Lead to Catastropheā
North Korea Keeps Saying It Might Give Up Its Nuclear Weapons ā But Most News Outlets Wonāt Tell You That
Whatās most surprising isnāt that politicians start wars to consolidate their own power, but that the people donāt always simply assume that leaders choose war for that reason
Now Letās Kill the Insane Ideology Behind It
Whatever the case, Trump has the power to clarify it and everything else about the Russia story right now by declassifying whatever surveillance records exist
The current war of unverifiable leaks from anonymous officials on one side, and unverifiable claims by the Trump administration on the other, is poisonous
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