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Georgia Republicans Are Trying to Undo Democracy in Local Elections
GOP lawmakers in Georgia are seeking “total control” by targeting key election boards and posts to remove Democrats.
Attacks on Journalists Are Just One Looming Threat to Press Freedom in the US
Trump weaponized the term “fake news,” but corporate news media has always had deep, structural flaws.
Most Mega-Corporations’ Net-Zero Pledges Are Hollow, Report Finds
The world’s largest corporations are perfecting the art of green spin amid looming climate catastrophe.
This Prison in California Forced Incarcerated People to Drink Arsenic for Years
Thousands of people were forced to consume arsenic-laced water for years at Kern Valley State Prison.
States Are Considering Laws That Penalize Banks for Fossil Fuel Divestment
The American Legislative Exchange Council is driving a surge in state laws modeled on anti-BDS legislation.
Inflation Crisis Is Being Resolved on Backs of Workers. It Doesn’t Have to Be.
Workers must unite to demand wage and benefit increases, and price freezes on vital goods and necessities.
Supreme Court Ruling on Alabama Voting Map Has Voting Rights Advocates Worried
The court's ruling likely sends a message to states that they can pass whatever maps they want before the 2022 midterms.
Rep. Ilhan Omar Slams Biden Plan to Seize Afghan Assets to Give to 9/11 Victims
The congresswoman noted “there wasn't a single Afghan among the [9/11] hijackers.”
Convoy Movement Isn’t a Struggle Over Freedom, It’s an Attempt to Kill Democracy
Anti-democratic forces like the trucker convoy are subverting the idea of freedom in service of right-wing extremism.
Trump’s Illegal Document Shredding May Haunt Him in January 6 Investigation
All of this contempt for the rules of governance is being laid bare by the House committee investigating January 6.