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in a state like Iowa the vision of building lasting power from the bottom up has the potential to revolutionize electoral politics. The turnout at “Revolution Iowa” showed our state is ready to turn this vision into reality.

Enraged school choice advocates denying fact-based criticism from Randi Weingarten and the NAACP can't continue to ignore the sordid past of their cause and the problems posed by charter schools and vouchers today.

Donald Trump’s White House seems more like a Quentin Tarantino movie every day. Amid allegations of broken laws and self-dealing at the highest levels, the president has now hired a Communications Director called “The Mooch.”

Dems are moving to address the populist temper of this time. The People’s Platform pushes them to add to their shared agenda, while The Better Deal’s focus on concentrated economic power will be welcomed by the party's activist base.

The United States, the “wealthiest country in the history of the world," has the highest level of inequality among the world’s major industrial nations. And the U.S. government is letting that inequality get worse on every major front.

In an act of startling hypocrisy, Sen. John McCain returned from his sickbed to cast the deciding vote to proceed with debate to repeal health care, even as he receives the government-financed care members of Congress take for granted.

GOP senators show contempt for constituents by voting to move forward on health care repeal. The final version of their bill may be a Trojan horse to set up another secretive, undemocratic process that will leave millions uncovered.