At a Pivotal Moment, Democrats Failed to Modernize Elections
At the center of the failure was the Brennan Center, which bucked local election officials and told Congress to focus on matters other than election funding.
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Missouri Democrats’ New Senate Candidate Was Crowned Queen of Whites-Only Ball
Trudy Busch Valentine, who joined the race Monday, was crowned queen of the St. Louis elite’s Veiled Prophet Ball in 1977.
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Honor Culture Is Back. We Eradicated It for a Reason.
Abraham Lincoln, Will Smith, and dueling.
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RIP Madeleine Albright and Her Awful, Awful Career
From setting the stage for the Iraq War to acting as a brand ambassador for a pyramid scheme, Clinton's secretary of state did it all.
Congress Is Already Blowing a Key Chance to Reform Nuclear Weapons Policy
The national security establishment and its corporate allies dominate Congress’s new nuclear weapons commission.
Biden Administration Drafting Order to Invoke Defense Production Act for Green Energy Storage Technology
A draft of the executive order obtained by The Intercept would use the Defense Production Act to ramp up mineral production for electric car batteries.
With Local Oregon Democrats Endorsing His Challenger, Rep. Kurt Schrader Starts Campaigning Against Himself
Schrader’s new ads claim that he’s a champion of Democratic priorities. Local county parties went out of their way to endorse his challenger.
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Why Republicans Keep Accusing Ketanji Brown Jackson of Helping Child Predators
Imaginary children have been a focal point of GOP attacks on the Supreme Court nominee. This strategy is hardly new.
Corporate PACs Save Face by Claiming Worker Power
The groups often lobby against pro-worker interests — but that doesn’t stop them from rebranding as “employee PACs.”
Sexual Assault Allegations Vanished From Potential Cori Bush Challenger’s Wikipedia Page
The edits to the page for state Sen. Steven Roberts came from an IP address in the Missouri Capitol.