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Grassroots Effort to “Defeat Brett Kavanaugh Once and for All” Intensifies
Progressive opponents of the right-wing judge moved to take advantage of the “new opportunity for pressure.”
Effort to Form Union in China Meets Ferocious Repression
Workers and students formed a group to demand the release of all detained workers and respect the right to unionize.
Electing Democrats Without Confronting Neoliberalism Will Not Be Enough
“Both parties take neoliberalism for granted, and that has severely limited what can be done at the ballot box.”
The Proper Response to Trump’s UN Speech Isn’t Laughter, It’s Terror
The US is effectively behaving like a mob boss within the UN, promoting brute force over diplomacy.
Congress Reluctant to Pass Civil Rights Bill for People With Disabilities
Activists say, “I'd rather go to jail than die in a nursing home.”
Blasey Ford, White Male Privilege and the Reckoning to Come
With Kavanaugh, the GOP is trying to save the patriarchy.
Aggressive Kavanaugh Portrays Himself as Victim
Abandoning all pretense of civility, he demonstrated a disturbing judicial temperament.
Over 50 Groups Call on Grassley to Resign as Judiciary Committee Chair
Grassley has come under fire repeatedly throughout Kavanaugh's confirmation process.
Ad Wars Escalate Ahead of 2018 Midterm Elections
Democrats vying for congressional seats have aired more ads than Republican candidates.
ICE Deports Mauritanian Man Who Escaped Ethnic Cleansing
Seyni Malick Diagne is among dozens of Mauritanians who have been deported this year.