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Donald Trump Is a Criminal Tax Cheat Donald Trump Is a Criminal Tax Cheat

David Cay Johnston on the financial crimes of President Trump.

Oct 12, 2018 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

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Cops Usually Get Away With Murder. What Was Different in Chicago? Cops Usually Get Away With Murder. What Was Different in Chicago?

When there is the will to seriously prosecute an officer, the public can hold the police accountable.

Oct 12, 2018 / Ed Burmila

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Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment? Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment?

A new documentary exposes how and why the Pentagon has let this happen.

Oct 12, 2018 / William D. Hartung

Donald Trump

Trump Has Made Republicans More Comfortable Expressing Their Sexism Out Loud Trump Has Made Republicans More Comfortable Expressing Their Sexism Out Loud

And the intense partisanship of this political moment is only making it worse.

Oct 12, 2018 / Joshua Holland

Rebecca Traister: The Politics of Women’s Anger

Rebecca Traister: The Politics of Women’s Anger Rebecca Traister: The Politics of Women’s Anger

Rebecca Traister on women’s activism—before and after the Kavanaugh hearings.

Oct 12, 2018 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Julius Caesar

How Latin Got Woke How Latin Got Woke

Latin has long been the domain of dead white men. Today, a new cadre of scholars is trying to take it back.

Oct 12, 2018 / StudentNation / Lisa De Bode

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A Poll Sheds Light on Tough Los Angeles Olympic Truths A Poll Sheds Light on Tough Los Angeles Olympic Truths

A recent poll by the group No Olympics LA demonstrates a clear need for a public vote on the games.

Oct 11, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Election 2018 Nevada Voters

Meet the Cooks and Casino Workers Leaving Their Jobs to Campaign Against Trump Meet the Cooks and Casino Workers Leaving Their Jobs to Campaign Against Trump

In Nevada and elsewhere, stakes are high for the canvassers hoping to swing the Senate.

Oct 11, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon

Activists march in opposition to Brett Kavanaugh

Women’s Anger—and Kavanaugh’s Rage Women’s Anger—and Kavanaugh’s Rage

Rebecca Traister, plus David Cay Johnston on Trump’s tax crimes and John Nichols on impeaching Kavanaugh.

Oct 11, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The FBI/White House Supplemental Background Check on Brett Kavanaugh

The FBI/White House Supplemental Background Check on Brett Kavanaugh The FBI/White House Supplemental Background Check on Brett Kavanaugh

If the Federal Bureau had been no more thorough Than that when it was in charge, All the federal pens would have cell blocks left empty, And Dillinger’d still be at large.

Oct 11, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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