I've been reading this newspaper for a year or so, and it's a good read. Produced by Ralph Nader and the editor/publisher of the fine Corporate Crime Reporter, it covers the dumb things Congress does do and the smart things Congress doesn't do. Available by mail for $5 postpaid at capitolhillcitizen.com, it comes out roughly quarterly (it's bimonthly officially). Ralph seems stuck in 1977 where Democrats are good and Republicans are bad, but Russell Mokhiber seems to understand that in the age of Trump it's not so much about left/right as it is about populism/anti-populism, so coverage extends beyond the usual liberal suspects to encompass such current political figures as Thomas Massie. My local alt-weekly seems to get thinner every issue (it's also no longer weekly), and the local daily paper is no longer daily and seems mainly to regurgitate Washington Post garbage these days, so it's nice to have some new newspapers to fill in the gaps (literally, if you need some insulation after you're done reading). This one has some moxie, as you can tell from the motto "Democracy dies in broad daylight" (making fun of The Post's motto, "Democracy dies in darkness"), which is hilarious.
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