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Texas Blackout Reveals Deep Impact of Environmental Racism, Aid Organizers Say
Calls are growing for Texas to join national power grids — and for a broader reckoning on environmental justice.
Trump to Push Himself as GOP’s “Presumptive 2024 Nominee” at CPAC, Report Says
While most GOP-leaning voters would like Trump to run again, most Americans overall want him to leave politics entirely.
Jail Won’t Solve White Supremacist Violence. Here’s How to Truly Confront It.
To fight white supremacist violence, we must abolish the systems that perpetuate it, like the prison-industrial complex.
New Right-Wing CEO of Parler Wants to Rewrite the Constitution
Former CEO John Matze claims he was fired for wanting Parler to crack down on violent groups following January 6.
US Workers Cried Out for More Masks. The Government Allowed N95 Exports Anyway.
Workplace-safety experts say the U.S. has not done enough to ensure supplies or pressure employers to protect workers.
Prominent Trump Ally Illegally Supplied Libyan Warlord With Armed Mercenaries
A new report says Erik Prince, the founder and former CEO of the mercenary firm Blackwater, violated a UN arms embargo.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Election Shows the Danger of Partisan Gerrymandering
Georgia and other Southern states will see more extreme gerrymandering unless democratic reforms are adopted.
COVID Aid Has Been Too Small to Pull Millions of Families Out of Severe Hardship
There is an undeniable need for further government aid just to ensure that tens of millions of families can get by.
Biden’s Agriculture Nominee Could Bring US Back Into Trans-Pacific Partnership
Tom Vilsack is expected to pursue the interests of agribusiness like he did as secretary of agriculture under Obama.
White Supremacy Set the Stage for Texas’ Miserable Disaster Response
The problems illuminated now in Texas are interconnected with the decline of the white majority and the liberal order.