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Criminally Confidential

In reforming our criminal justice system, we must pay greater attention to one oft-neglected issue: the distorted use of criminal informants.

By Jonathan Blanks

October 16, 2018, 2:46 pm – 9 MIN READ

What the Kavanaugh Debacle Has Revealed

"Trust us, we know him" was never a convincing endorsement.

By Nathan Pippenger

October 4, 2018, 3:37 pm – 5 MIN READ

'Homo Economicus' Must Die

Nick Hanauer's rousing speech on the lies on which neoliberalism is built.

By Nick Hanauer

October 1, 2018, 6:35 pm – 10 MIN READ

Nick Hanauer, the Plutocrat of the Common Man

A well-deserved honor for a great friend of Democracy (and democracy).

By Nick Hanauer Michael Tomasky

September 28, 2018, 12:47 pm – 12 MIN READ

Don't Count on a Surge in Hispanic and Latino Votes

Nothing is automatic: Democrats need to do the hard, unglamorous work of party-building. And Republicans seem intent on giving them the opportunity.

By Nathan Pippenger

September 20, 2018, 5:19 pm – 3 MIN READ

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