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Nearly 1 in 3 Americans Lived in Areas Affected by Weather Disaster This Summer
This summer’s climate disasters have been particularly fierce, showing growing urgency for action on the climate crisis.
Trump Falsely Claims Use of Mail-In Ballots Has “Rigged” California Recall Race
Trump's similar false claims about the veracity of mail-in ballots in 2020 were soundly debunked by election officials.
Treasury Finds Wealthiest 1 Percent Dodge Over $160 Billion in Taxes Yearly
The Treasury Department found taxes owed by the ultra rich equal all income taxes paid by the bottom 90 percent yearly.
13 Staff at a Florida School District Have Died of COVID in Just 3 Weeks
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed bills banning mask requirements and imposing fines against mandatory vaccinations.
Exxon-Tied Manchin Is Again Holding $3.5T Bill Hostage Over Climate Proposals
The senator with deep ties to Big Oil wants to apply means testing to key economic programs like universal preschool.
Worker Advocates Condemn Democrats’ Refusal to Address Jobless Aid Crisis
More than 9 million people across the U.S. were taken off unemployment insurance earlier this week.
Cops Killed Marcus Smith 3 Years Ago, Fueling Outrage Over Police Hog-Tying
The issue of hog-tying as a method of brutal restraint should command national attention and official condemnation.
Some Anti-Maskers Present a Real Threat of Violence
Across the country, anti-vaccine extremists have gone so far as to target pharmacists and other workers with violence.
As Delta Surges, Other Variants Wait in the Wings. Biden Must Take Action.
Some experts worry that the new COVID variant, named Mu, may have more resistance to our vaccines.
AOC Skewers Gov. Greg Abbott on CNN for Saying Texas Will “Eliminate Rape”
The New York congresswoman said Abbott's comment in the context of access to abortion comes out of “deep ignorance.”