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As the Public Focuses on Book Bans, the Right Is Quietly Defunding Libraries
To protect libraries, we need to fight defunding as hard as we fight book bans.
Texas GOP Seeks to Override Local Prosecutors Who Oppose “Voter Fraud” Agenda
The GOP's true intent is to suppress the vote, particularly in marginalized communities, one attorney said.
Report Shows “Vicious Cycle” Between Pesticide Dependence and Climate Crisis
The report suggests combating the dangerous effects of pesticides through sustainable farming.
3 Active-Duty Marines Arrested, Charged for Roles in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
One of the Marines expressed a desire for the Capitol attack to ignite a second civil war.
GOP Plan to Cut Social Security and Medicare Is Disliked Among Republican Voters
If the GOP tries to force cuts to Social Security via the debt ceiling, it would be against their own base’s wishes.
Trump Demands Prison Sentence for Journalists Who Published Supreme Court Leak
Neither the leaker or the journalists who reported on the leaked documents violated a criminal statute.
We Need to Build an Abortion Rights Movement That Demands More Than “Roe”
Abortion access can’t be left in the hands of the Democratic Party. We must wage this struggle in the streets too.
White Communities More Likely to Receive Funds to Fix Aging Water Infrastructure
A new report blames systemic racism and disinvestment for the rise in inequities in water infrastructure.
JPMorgan Chase Pledged Carbon Reduction. Weeks Later It Financed Coal Mining.
A new report documents how investment capital continues to threaten the well-being of billions of people.
Democrats Introduce “Desperately Needed” Legislation to Overturn “Citizens United”
“Citizens United” has unleashed billions of dollars into politics that likely wouldn’t have been allowed otherwise.