Undoing Trump’s Golden Age of Corruption

He’s made the presidency into a profitable grift. Here’s how some of his ill-gotten gains might be clawed back.

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In 1998, a man illegally cut holes in a Tucson street curb. The result changed the law.

He ratted himself out to the city when it was clear his water diversion plan had worked.

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How the body became punk’s potent site of protest

Trace the history of punk – an exhibition at ARoS in Aarhus takes us from fishnets and fetishwear to performance and protest

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Trump is dismantling democracy at 'unprecedented' speed, global report finds

Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat.

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What Is Up With These Tech Billionaires? This Astrophysicist Has Answers

In his new book, More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity, Adam Becker probes the technocrat worldview

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The growing surveillance state in the U.S. is far worse than you imagined

Through legal loopholes, executive orders, and shady contracts, the Trump administration crushes safeguards protecting against surveillance

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Donald Trump impeachment resolution issued in Texas

Trump survived two impeachment attempts during his first term in office.

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Russian State Media Detailed The Day BEFORE The SET UP Trump and Putin Planned on Zelenskyy

Russian Lawmakers on Russian State TV Detailed Trump and Putin’s Planned Attack on Zelenskyy The day BEFORE the Zelenskyy meeting Russian lawmakers on Russian state TV said that Trump has embraced a n...

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Trump Lost. Vote Suppression Won. Here are the numbers…

by Greg Palast Trump lost. That is, if all legal voters were allowed to vote, if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Vice...

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So you’re going to work for Trump…

Some advice from a Trump 1.0 vet

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