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  1. Trump’s Second Gilded Age: Overcoming the Rule of Billionaires and Militarists Trump Tower in Manhattan on Oct. 8, 2016. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    12 Dec 2016 … This post was first published on CounterPunch. During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump made it clear that he liked the uneducated and that once he assumed the presidency, he would appoint a range of incompetent people to high-ranking positions that Continue reading
  2. What Happened — And What Now? Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton look on at the end of election night at the Javits Convention Center in New York on Nov. 9, 2016. (Photo by Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images)
    11 Nov 2016 … Following this historic and potentially catastrophic election, we reached out to writers, activists and experts we trust with two questions: "What happened?" And, "What now?" This post pulls together their responses. Continue reading
  3. Last Night: Debating the Merits of the Third Debate A protester outside the Supreme Court on the anniversary of the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court case. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
    10 Oct 2016 … Democracy is a living form of government, evolving over time and requiring constant vigilance to ensure proper representation; undermining the entire process, however, is childish and dangerous. Continue reading
  4. Last Night: Debating the Merits of the First Presidential Debate Media spin room, debate 2016
    9 Sep 2016 … In this special debate-night edition of "Last Night," our ongoing effort to monitor how politics is covered on prime-time television — still the major source of news for the vast majority of Americans — some of our subject-matter experts join Continue reading
  5. Bernie Sanders Wants to Spend $18 Trillion: So What? Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to a crowd of several hundred people during a health care rally in front of the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt., Saturday, May 1, 2010, where single-payer health care system supporters gathered believing that the federal bill didn't go far enough.(AP Photo/Alden Pellett)
    9 Sep 2015 … At the end of the day, what matters isn’t the amount of money that the federal government spends for health care. What matters is the amount of money that the American people spend for health care. Continue reading
  6. The Big Money Behind the Battle for a Wisconsin Congressional District Still image from a Mike Gallagher campaign advertisement. (YouTube)
    8 Aug 2016 … Today, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls to determine which nominees will represent Republicans and Democrats in the Nov. 8 general election. It’ll be a big day for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, who, polling indicates, will easily Continue reading
  7. So Tom Hayes Is Guilty. Who Else Is? The golden cuffs (Credit: PROH. Michael Karshis / CC 2.0)
    8 Aug 2015 … As time goes by, it gets harder and harder to figure out how much of the largest banks’ profits is due to their legitimate operations and how much is due to their tolerance of illegal activity. Continue reading
  8. Morning Reads: Huge Wall St. Giveaway Barreling Through Congress
    12 Dec 2014 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ... Continue reading
  9. Michael Perino on the Pecora Commission
    7 Jul 2012 … Ferdinand Pecora's strong leadership during a Senate investigation into the ‘29 market crash shows what's necessary to effect regulatory reform. Continue reading
  10. Let the “Do Nothing” Congress Do Nothing
    11 Nov 2012 … The fiscal cliff is a unique opportunity to solve three of the most pressing problems facing our country. Simply letting the Bush tax cuts expire is our best chance to reduce inequality, bring the national debt under control and protect Continue reading