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ALEC Push for Constitutional Convention Hits a Roadblock of Infighting, Legal Questions
8 Aug 2017 … With Republicans in control of 32 state legislatures, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has been actively pushing the idea of a second constitutional convention to rewrite the US Constitution. The nation’s first and only Constitutional Convention took place in Continue reading
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Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil
3 Mar 2017 … There was so much smoke being blown in Washington on Wednesday you could probably see it from the International Space Station. And it all seemed to come from a single polluter: Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), chair of the House Intelligence Continue reading
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Can Congress Come Out and Play?
9 Sep 2012 … With just a couple of weeks left in September, members of the House and Senate hurried back to Washington after their August recess and the party conventions, ready to get some legislating done and impress their constituents before they head Continue reading
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Morning Reads: The Age of Super PACs; Feingold’s Comeback Bid
5 May 2015 … A roundup of some of the money and politics stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ… Continue reading
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How Did We Get Here With North Korea?
9 Sep 2017 … The US and North Korea are on the brink of hostilities that if begun would almost certainly lead to a nuclear exchange. This is the expressed judgment of most competent observers. They differ over the causes of this confrontation and Continue reading
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If 1964 Was ‘Freedom Summer,’ Is 2014 ‘Courtroom Summer’?
8 Aug 2014 … How armies of lawyers are now fighting to preserve the Voting Rights Act, which turned 49 today. Continue reading
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Morning Reads: Clinton Super PAC to Woo Third Party Voters; Syrian Ceasefire Continues to Hold
9 Sep 2016 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at BillMoyers.com HQ... Continue reading
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How to Stop Apocalyptic Climate Change
11 Nov 2013 … Some 400 fossil fuel divestment campaigns are currently underway at American colleges and universities. Continue reading
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All of Donald Trump’s Lies
6 Jun 2017 … This weekend, The New York Times performed a noble public service by publishing nearly every lie Donald Trump has told since taking the oath of office (just four months and a few days ago, but it seems like an eternity, Continue reading
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Progressives Must Mobilize and Persuade – And Get Better at Each
2 Feb 2017 … Turning out voters in the progressive base, such as communities of color, women and millennials, as well as talking to those who don't agree with us, is critical to becoming victorious again. Continue reading