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Manchin Is Showing He Considers Filibuster More Important Than Voting Rights
The senator was surprised about the January 6 commission filibuster, but he still wants bipartisanship on voting rights.
Dismantle NYC’s Mass Surveillance Project — Start With Jail Recordings
In New York City, thousands of calls between incarcerated people and their legal teams were illegally recorded.
After Texas Walkout, Sanders Says Senate Democrats Must Pass Voting Rights Bill
If approved, the For the People Act would increase ballot access nationwide.
UN Human Rights Head Urges End to Violence After Troops Deployed in Colombia
Demonstrators have spent over a month in the streets over long-term conditions in the country.
Texas Democrats Walk Off House Floor to Block Voter Suppression Bill
The last-ditch move came hours after Texas Republicans rammed the bill through the state Senate in the dead of night.
GOP Bill Would Turn Trump Admin Guidance on “Dark Money” IRS Filings Into Law
The Don’t Weaponize the IRS Act would prevent the IRS from mandating 501(c)(4) nonprofits to identify their top donors.
Rural Communities Have Waited Nearly a Decade for Clean Drinking Water Systems
In some California communities, systems for drinking water remain tainted.
“Rutherford Falls” Confronts Everyday Colonialism
Representation is not revolutionary, but it can break open new possibilities.
The GOP Only Cares About the Debt Ceiling When Spending Goes Toward the People
In the GOP mindset, busting through the debt ceiling is OK so long as the money flows to the wealthy through tax cuts.
Canada Is No Utopia for Advocates of Palestinian Human Rights
Canada displays a pattern of systematically silencing anyone who advocates for Palestine.