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Police clash with Trump loyalists who breached security and entered the Capitol building in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021.

Chomsky: Coup Attempt Hit Closer to Centers of Power Than Hitler’s 1923 Putsch

“We are not out of the woods, by far,” Noam Chomsky says. After Trump exits, “Trumpism will not be so easily contained.”

by: C.J. Polychroniou,; Truthout

President Trump stops to talk to reporters as he walks to board Marine One and depart from the South Lawn at the White House on January 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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A Nation Wracked With Illness and Strife Says Good Riddance to Trump Presidency

Trump is not an accident of history, but the predictable result of a nation born in plunder and slaughter.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

President Trump addresses a rally on the South Lawn of the White House on October 10, 2020, in Washington, D.C. President Trump invited over two thousand guests to hear him speak just a week after he was hospitalized for COVID-19.

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US Reaches Grim Milestone of 400K COVID Deaths Days Before Trump Leaves Office

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans give President Donald Trump a negative approval rating for his handling of the pandemic.

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

Rachel Levine, MD, physician general for the state of Pennsylvania, is seen dining in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on May 16, 2016.

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In Historic First, Biden Picks Trans Woman, Dr. Rachel Levine, to Help Lead HHS

Biden also announced a slate of Trump-reversing executive orders over the weekend, including a big win for activists.

by: Sharon Zhang,; Truthout

The Black Panthers' Fred Hampton speaks at a rally in Chicago's Grant Park in September 1969.

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New Documents Suggest J. Edgar Hoover Was Involved in Fred Hampton’s Murder

Recently released FBI documents shed new light on the 1969 conspiracy to assassinate Black Panther leader Fred Hampton.

by: Flint Taylor &; Jeff Haas,; Truthout

Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Trump on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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Downplaying Trumpism Is Dangerous

Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio made the ludicrous claim that impeaching Trump was simply an expression of “cancel culture.”

by: Henry A. Giroux,; Truthout

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Members of the National Guard leave the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center after a security threat during a dress rehearsal ahead of the 59th Inaugural Ceremonies on the West Front at the U.S. Capitol on January 18, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

FBI Vetting Leads to Removal of 12 National Guard Members From Inauguration Duty

Two were removed due to their ties with far-right militias.

by: Sharon Zhang,; Truthout

Georgia Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock greet each other onstage during a "Vote GA Blue" concert at New Birth Church on December 28, 2020, at New Birth Church in Stonecrest, Georgia.

Warnock, Ossoff Officially Certified as Winners in Georgia Senate Runoffs

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell adjusts his face mask at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

McConnell Admits Trump “Provoked” Jan. 6 Amid Rising GOP Support for Impeachment

by: Sharon Zhang,; Truthout

Trump’s Snubbing of Biden’s Inauguration Ceremony Is a Rarity in US History

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

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Michigan Gov. Charged With "Willful Neglect" in Flint Water Scandal

Michigan Ex-Governor Charged With “Willful Neglect” in Flint Water Scandal

Rep. Rashida Tlaib discusses how the scandal has been linked to widespread lead poisoning and at least 12 deaths.

by: Amy Goodman &; Juan González,; Democracy Now!

A recently completed bioretention project in Atlanta will help keep floodwaters out of surrounding neighborhoods.

Restoring Our Water Systems Should Be Top Priority for Biden Administration

by: Katy Neusteter,; Truthout

Members of the The Cowboy and Indian Alliance pray while delivering speeches outside then-Secretary of State John Kerry's Gegorgetown house in Washington, D.C., April 25, 2014.

Biden Plans to Rescind Keystone XL in “Huge Victory” for Indigenous-Led Movement

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

UC Berkeley University Health Services pharmacy director Efren Bose prepares a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine before administering it at Tang Center near UC Berkeley in Berkeley, California, on January 14, 2021.

The Trump Administration Promised States a Vaccine Reserve That Doesn’t Exist

by: Sharon Zhang,; Truthout

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Three protesters wave Black Lives Matter flags during a protest

The Movement to Defund the Police Won’t Go Away When Biden Takes Office

Organizers plan to continue targeting city and state budgets to demand divestment from prisons and policing.

by: Meghan Krausch,; Truthout

Razor wire is seen after being installed on the fence surrounding the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on January 15, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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A child’s sign hangs on a school fence during a Day of Solidarity for Antiracist Schools in Madison, Wisconsin.

Fixating on Pandemic “Learning Loss” Undermines the Need to Transform Education

Systemic change requires that students, families and teachers collectively serve as designers of education.

by: Maxine McKinney de Royston &; Shirin Vossoughi,; Truthout

Young students with facemasks stand in a line

Charter Schools Movement Sees a Growth Opportunity in Public School Funding Cuts

by: Sarah Lahm,; Independent Media Institute

Betsy DeVos’s Resignation Came Four Years Too Late

by: Jasmine Banks,; Truthout

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks to the crowd gathered during the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting on February 27, 2020.

Betsy DeVos Resigns, Dodging 25th Amendment Push

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

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