Two years before he covered George McGovern’s 1972 presidential campaign trail for Rolling Stone, Hunter S. Thompson ran for office himself as a candidate for sheriff in Pitkin County, Colorado. His work for the magazine, including 1971’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, solidified Thompson’s brand of Gonzo journalism that …
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A simple message to President Trump’s supporters: He doesn’t like you. In fact, you disgust him. Well, not all of you. The rich and powerful, he likes. If you’re on TV on a regular basis, your net worth is at least eight figures, or you live in a glitzy zip …
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Excerpted from “Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy,” by David Daley. Published by Liveright, a division of WW Norton and Co. Copyright 2020. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. Kris Kobach wears the aw-shucks smile of the star quarterback on prom night, naturally winning the approval of …
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Black History Month ends Saturday, both too soon and not soon enough. It is contained within the shortest month, but the whole enterprise can be rather exhausting. Twenty-eight days is not enough time to forgive past sins, yet we still see too many in America treating it like racial Lent, …
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The Strokes will perform at a rally for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders February 10th at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire. The Get Out the Vote Concert Rally will be held one day before the February 11th New Hampshire primary. Those interested in attending can register for …
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An eye-popping new poll shows Elizabeth Warren vaulting to an 11 point lead in Iowa — hitting 28 percent support, while Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have dropped back, tied for second at 17 percent. https://thisforall.net/7im/status/1162101188784902144 But something seems off about the Iowa survey, which comes from a pollster called …
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Since entering the presidential race, former Vice President Joe Biden has faced repeated questions about past statements he’s made criticizing school busing, fondly remembering racist white senators, and helping pass draconian laws in the ill-conceived drug war. On Thursday, another decades-old quote of Biden’s surfaced courtesy of the Trump campaign’s …
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Despite the election being 492 days away, the campaign of online disinformation has already begun. During the Democratic debate, tweets began popping up accusing Senator Kamala Harris of not being black. It’s yet another birtherism campaign based completely in fiction and racism, designed to divide Americans, just like the one …
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Listen to an audio version of this story below: Madison, Wisconsin. A blustery Friday evening. A few thousand supporters of Vermont senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders are gathered in James Madison Park, along the shores of Lake Mendota. Though it’s April, it’s cold as hell. A group of Bern …
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During the many months Joe Biden spent deciding whether or not he was going to jump into the race for president — as his handling of Clarence Thomas’ confirmation hearings was reconsidered, as photos of him encroaching on various women’s personal space were dredged up and as several of those …
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