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Progressives Prepare to Mobilize If Supreme Court Blocks Student Debt Relief
Organizers are urging the White House to use executive powers to enact broad-based student debt cancellation.
As Movements Like Stop Cop City Gain Power, Police Treat Free Speech as a Crime
This playbook has been used and reused, depending on the political winds of the time.
Democrats to Supreme Court: Allegations on Thomas, Alito Must Be Investigated
The Democrats urged Chief Justice John Roberts to create an investigative arm of SCOTUS.
Delaware Trans Lawmaker Sarah McBride Announces Historic Run for Congress
In 2020, McBride became the first transgender person to be elected to a state legislative seat.
Democrats Introduce Bill to Ban Conversion Therapy Nationwide
The bill would make it illegal for anyone to exercise or promote the hateful practice.
Delaware House Tees Up Bill to Allow Corporations to Vote
“After Citizens United, this is another step down the road to corporate tyranny,” one opponent of the bill said.
FEC Complaint: DeSantis Campaigns Received Illegal Donations From Canadian Firm
The complaint filed by the Campaign Legal Center is the second in recent weeks involving Ron DeSantis.
Supreme Court Rejects Novel Theory That Could Have Upended US Elections
The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that the “independent state legislature” theory is not a sound legal doctrine.
Climate Disasters May Be Nudging Societies Toward Rising Violence and Cruelty
Efforts to curb climate change are provoking right-wing backlash and bringing state violence down on climate activists.
SCOTUS Ruled in Favor of Voting Rights. Southern Black Voters Made That Happen.
The pro-democracy movement is alive and well in the South, fighting every attempt to drag us back to the Jim Crow era.