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Not that long ago, public betting contracts were a pet fantasy of anarcho-libertarians and Cold War counterinsurgency ghouls. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Luke Savage / TruthdigAug 20, 2026
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Robert Reich / SubstackAug 19, 2026
Corporate campaign cash isn’t working the way it used to, giving the Democratic Party an opportunity to become the party of working Americans. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigAug 18, 2026
The "judicial supremacy" feared by early critics of the high court has come to pass. "Popular constitutionalism" could be the antidote for restoring democracy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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After federal agents killed Renée Good and Alex Pretti, DHS launched a mass surveillance and infiltration campaign against community and labor organizing against ICE. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Raina Lipsitz / FAIRAug 17, 2026
Instead of being praised for participating in democracy, grassroots organizers have been pilloried as threats to both the Democratic Party and democracy itself. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kevin Hardy / States NewsroomAug 14, 2026
Democratic attorneys general and local election officials are preparing to resist attempts by the federal government to interfere with local elections. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Gaea Cabico / SentientAug 14, 2026
The victory shows what happens when science, advocacy and public outcry converge against an industry before it has a chance to entrench itself. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Alexandra Martinez / PrismAug 13, 2026
Peggy Flanagan has supercharged the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and provided one of the left’s clearest statewide victories this cycle. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Rob Richie / Barn RaiserAug 13, 2026
Will the Democratic National Committee limit how voting is conducted in its presidential primaries? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Lital Khaikin / TruthdigAug 13, 2026
A decade after a peace deal that promised rural reform, a new president returns Colombia to a policy of U.S.-backed militarization and conflict. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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