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New Poll Shows Lauren Boebert and Dem Challenger Are Statistically Tied
Boebert's challenger says the far right lawmaker is one of the “leaders of the anger-tainment industry.”
Absence of Universal Health Care Can Be Traced to State Repression of Socialists
The U.S. government ruthlessly targeted the Socialist Party in the early 20th century. That blow is still reverberating.
11th Circuit Court Grants Expedited Review on Special Master in Trump Docs Case
The DOJ must submit a brief next week explaining why it opposes involving a special master in the case.
Court Error Exposes Judge Aileen Cannon’s “Obvious” Trump Sympathy
Judge Cannon's descriptions of potentially privileged documents are in stark contrast with the actual documents.
Confronting the “Elite Capture” of Identity Politics in Our Movement Spaces
“Either we're going to stand together, or we're going to fall apart,” says Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò.
Calls Grow for Clarence Thomas to Recuse Himself From Trump Mar-a-Lago Docs Case
Thomas was the sole dissenter in a case involving Trump and presidential records earlier this year.
The Far Right’s Violent Rhetoric Is Escalating, and Includes Talk of “Civil War”
A recent study found that millions of Americans believe the use of violence to further political aims is justified.
Trump Takes Mar-a-Lago Documents Case to Supreme Court
The court has given the DOJ a week to respond to the filing, indicating it doesn’t see an urgent need to hear the case.
The Onion Files Parody Brief to Supreme Court in Defense of Speech Rights
“For parody to work, it has to plausibly mimic the original,” the company said in its legal filing.
Supreme Court May Soon Roll Back Affirmative Action and Voting Rights
As Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black woman to hear a SCOTUS case, civil rights are under attack.