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Police Stifled Dissent During Near-Total Abortion Ban Debate in Georgia
One Georgia Democratic lawmaker accused GOP leaders of “hiding” behind law enforcement.
AOC and Warren Have Some Tough Questions for Mnuchin About Sears’s Collapse
The lawmakers expressed concern about Mnuchin's “financial engineering and potentially illegal activity.”
The Town Where Presidents Should Be Forced to Confront “Forever Wars”
Where better to commemorate conflicts that Americans would like to ignore than in a hollowing-out Midwestern town?
Trump Administration Wants to Fund More “Clean Coal” Failures
The administration is pushing for more “clean coal” spending as the Justice Department investigates a failed project.
What’s Behind Lobbyist Attempts to Block Casinos on Indigenous Land?
When a lobbyist chisels away at tribal rights, fossil fuel interests inch closer to accessing tribal land.
Honduran Labor Fight Reveals Exploitation Behind the Migrant Crisis
The real “migrant crisis” is the one created for migrants by a global system of economic exploitation.
Trump’s War on the Constitution Has Reached a Breaking Point
It is time to salvage this thought experiment we call a country.
Warren and Sanders Refuse to Cozy Up to Wall Street Donors
Many 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls have been raking in checks at big-dollar events across the U.S.
New York Just Made It Harder for Trump to Abuse His Pardon Power
A new bill would curb the president's ability to hinder investigations into potential criminal misconduct.
Striking Ohio Hospital Workers Remain United, Head to Bargaining Table
Worker solidarity and community support have only grown in the two weeks since the strike began.