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民主党获得威胁特朗普议程，即使没有“蓝波”

选民们向众议院派出了至少99名妇女，现在打破了84人的记录。众议院还获得了前两名穆斯林妇女，马萨诸塞州选出了第一位黑人女议员，田纳西州成为第一位女性参议员。

11月 07th, 2018

WASHINGTON — Democrats have regained control of the House from President Donald Trump's Republican Party in the midterm elections, powered by a suburban revolt that has threatened what's left of the president's governing agenda. But the GOP added to its Senate edge and prevailed in some key races for governor Tuesday, beating back the potential

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公民权利团体警告司法部努力恐吓选民

“司法部长杰夫塞申斯并没有把注意力集中在选民压制上，而是利用这一时刻推翻关于选民欺诈的错误叙述。”

11月 06th, 2018

作者 Jake Johnson

In a move civil rights groups denounced as a blatant attempt by the Trump administration to intimidate minorities, spread hysteria about non-existent voter fraud, and suppress turnout, the Justice Department announced on Monday that it is dispatching

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关于中期选举应该激发进步人士的5个理由

这些美国中期选举将受到激进的社会运动的影响，这将是开放社会主义者第一次赢得众多地方，州和全国选举，可以对特朗普进行检查，并为美国左翼开辟可能的新方法。

11月 06th, 2018

作者 Michael Blosser

Throughout history it has been hard for progressives and leftists, in the U.S. and outside the country, to get excited for U.S. elections. For a lot of progressives and leftists, the United States represents the biggest imperialist threat to real progress around the world, a role the country has had since the start of the Cold War. The United

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中期记分牌揭示了亲以色列PACS对国会候选人的巨大影响

记分牌提出了代表以色列提出的29项法案和决议，其中一些由美国以色列公共事务委员会AIPAC公开起草。

11月 02nd, 2018

作者 Kathryn Shihadah Kathryn Shihadah @HomePalestine and
Alison Weir @alisonweir

A detailed scoreboard on candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives shows that 28 pro-Israel PACs and numerous pro-Israel individuals have given candidates millions of dollars in campaign contributions. The scoreboard presents 29 bills and resolutions that were introduced on behalf of Israel. 20 passed into law or on-record

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Kathryn Shihadah

Kathryn Shihadah writes for MintPress News and If Americans Knew. She speaks regularly about the injustice and demonization Palestinians face at the hands of Israel with complicity from the United States, especially to Christian audiences. Kathryn has lived in the Middle East for ten years and has traveled extensively. She blogs at PalestineHome.org.

Alison Weir

Alison Weir is an author and activist. Her book, Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel is an Amazon best-seller and has been called a “must-read for all Americans.” Learn more about it here.

Koch Brothers Plotting Takeover of Supreme Court

The billionaire magnates have their eyes on the Supreme Court, and that’s not all.

2月 01st, 2018

作者 Jacob Sugarman

Koch Brothers Plotting Takeover of Supreme Court

Between Donald Trump's historic unpopularity and an

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Jacob Sugarman

Jacob Sugarman is a managing editor at AlterNet.

Kentucky Republicans Ready To Do Battle For McConnell’s Reelection Campaign

Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes’ announced Monday that she will run for the Democratic nomination to be a senator from Kentucky.

7月 03rd, 2013

作者 Frederick Reese @FrederickReese

Kentucky Republicans Ready To Do Battle For McConnell’s Reelection Campaign

For Democrats, the campaign to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been dark and full of terrors. Even though McConnell has one of the worst at-home popularity ratings of any sitting senator -- with 36 percent of Kentucky voters approving of the job he did, compared to 54 percent disapproving,

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Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

尽管大型制药公司的重磅游说，美国的大麻合法化努力取得了新的进展

许多行业在保持大麻禁止法律方面拥有巨大的经济利益，包括制药巨头，酒精游说团体，赌场和监狱工业综合体。