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Biden’s Call for “Out-Organizing” Voter Suppression Is Insulting, Say Activists
Progressives have criticized the administration for putting the onus on largely Black and Brown voting rights groups.
Pfizer and Moderna Hike EU Vaccine Prices as Rich Countries Oppose Patent Waiver
The two companies are already expected to rake in tens of billions of dollars this year from vaccine sales.
Lawyers for Ahmaud Arbery Killers File Motion to Stop Describing Him as a Victim
The defense team has also requested potential jurors tell them if they back the phrase “Black Lives Matter” or not.
100 State Lawmakers From 20 States Join TX Dems in DC to Defend Voting Rights
Dozens of state lawmakers from across the nation will take part in a “week of action” to promote the For the People Act.
Dems Blast McCarthy Over Joke About Violence Toward Pelosi With Speaker’s Gavel
McCarthy said that if he won control of the House and became speaker, it'd be “hard not to hit” Pelosi with the gavel.
AOC Slams Democrats Who Would Rather Skip Town Than Vote to Extend Eviction Ban
“We cannot in good faith blame the Republican Party when House Democrats have the majority,” she said.
Manchin Donated to Defense Fund of Republican Investigated for Insider Trading
It’s nearly unheard of for a politician to make a leadership PAC donation to a member of the opposing party.
Bernie Sanders Headlines Rally for Nina Turner Ahead of Primary Election in Ohio
The Cleveland rally also featured Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and public intellectual Cornel West.
Incarcerated Organizers Call for Mass Actions in August to Abolish Prisons
This Black August, incarcerated organizers are calling on supporters to step up in the spirit of abolition.
Congress Goes on Vacation, Letting Eviction Moratorium Expire Amid Delta Surge
Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley slept outside the U.S. Capitol building to demand that the House reconvene.