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Tlaib Slams White House for Defending AIPAC After Triumph Over Cori Bush
“You know what’s not helpful? Sending bombs to be used for war crimes,” said Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
As Tensions Rise Globally, Experts Call for More Nuclear Transparency
Analysts say US nuclear transparency is a good thing -- but will it last? Everything could change under a new president.
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Supreme Court Justices Should Have Term Limits
President Joe Biden recently announced support for reforms to the court, including term limits and new ethics standards.
Dispatch From a Meatpacking Factory: “If We Unite as Workers, We Have the Power”
A poultry worker and union steward in Minnesota shares her thoughts on the fight to protect immigrant workers.
UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Facilitate Government Repression
It would expand transnational government surveillance without adequately protecting people from abuses of power.
Poll Finds Most in US Oppose Sending Troops to Back Israel as War Threat Looms
The US has been positioning its military assets around the Middle East as Israel continues to stoke tensions.
Georgia Board Gives County Officials Undefined Powers to Challenge Elections
The GOP-controlled board voted for the rule change after Trump praised them at a rally for “fighting for ... victory.”
Will Minnesota Soon Be Home to the US’s First Native American Woman Governor?
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Nation) formed the state’s first People of Color and Indigenous Caucus.
US Ambassador Pulls Out of Nagasaki Peace Event Because Israel Was Excluded
The US embassy said the peace event had been “politicized” because of the exclusion.
In Roll Call Vote, Uncommitted Delegates Choose Palestinian Victims Over Harris
The 29 delegates from eight states took part in a virtual vote to protest Harris’s complicity in US support for Israel.