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Conspiracy Theorist Hired by GOP to Lead Arizona Recount Cost Taxpayers $150,000
The audit of 2.1 million ballots is spearheaded by a company founded by a man who believes in Trump’s Big Lie.
Progressives in Congress Should Unite to Slash Biden’s Military Budget
Progressives uniting as a block to resist out-of-control military spending would be a no-nonsense exercise of raw power.
Biden Picks Warren Ally to Oversee Student Aid, Signaling Shift on Student Debt
Richard Cordray, who used to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will oversee $1.6 trillion in student debts.
Democrats Funded by Big Pharma Refuse to Back COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver
The top Democratic recipients of pharmaceutical industry cash are standing in the way of mass vaccine access.
If Biden Wants to Truly End War on Terror, He Must Release Guantánamo Prisoners
Two dozen senators have called Guantánamo a “symbol of lawlessness and human rights abuses” in a letter to Biden.
Mutual Aid Efforts Are Working to Fill the Gaps of Biden’s COVID Response
Many of these grassroots responses are taking place in communities that have been hit hardest by the pandemic.
Amazon’s Anti-Union Bullying Shows Why We Need the PRO Act
The PRO Act would limit the ability of corporate bullies like Amazon to intimidate, mislead and bamboozle employees.
Critics Decry Unconstitutional Abortion Ban in Lubbock, Texas
“We will continue to advocate for our patients, no matter what,” a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood said.
Biden Says Rich Americans Should Pay “Fair Share” to Help Fund Free College
Biden has proposed making two years of community college free in his American Families Plan.
125 Democrats Say Military Aid to Israel Shouldn’t Depend on Human Rights Record
The House representatives’ letter implies that any reduction in aid on human rights grounds would open Israel to attack.