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Under New TX Law, Number of Rejected Mail-In Ballot Applications Is Skyrocketing
“This is what voter suppression looks like,” says an election clerk in Austin, as the pattern repeats across the state.
Some US Companies Decry Voter Suppression Laws While Funding Their Sponsors
Companies stating support for voting rights have funneled donations to the authors of voter suppression bills.
COVID Shows It’s Time to End the Pharmaceutical Industry
The only way out of this pandemic is a global prioritization of public health above profit.
Police Arrest Rep. Jamaal Bowman During Voting Rights Protest at the Capitol
The progressive lawmaker had joined hunger strikers on the eighth day of their protest.
January 6 Committee Requests Testimony From Ivanka Trump
The committee also wants Ivanka Trump to discuss her father's attempts to persuade Mike Pence to overturn the election.
Biden Dodges Question About His Failure to Cancel Student Debt
The president campaigned on canceling up to $10,000 of student debt per borrower.
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Trump Appeal on Docs Going to Jan. 6 Committee
The January 6 select committee called the order from the court “a victory for the rule of law and American democracy.”
Biden Implies Sanders — Not Manchin or Sinema — Is Obstructing Democratic Agenda
The president’s statement came hours before Manchin and Sinema would kill Democrats’ marquee voting bill.
Voting Rights Legislation, Filibuster Changes Fail to Pass in the Senate
Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema voted against changing to a “talking filibuster.”
The IDF Killed a Palestinian US Citizen. Why Is the US Doing Nothing?
It's imperative we demand accountability from the source of funding for Israel’s war crimes -- the U.S. itself.