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Biden Sparks Anger by Describing McConnell and Cornyn as “Rational” on Guns
Progressive Nina Turner responded, “What in the neoliberal hell is this?”
Crowd Booed Gov. Greg Abbott When He Arrived at Uvalde Memorial Site
The Texas governor was met with boos for opposing basic and broadly popular gun regulations in the wake of the massacre.
Gun Lobby Intervened Against a Republican’s Gun Law. Then He Lost His Seat.
Former Colorado state Rep. Cole Wist faced intense backlash from the gun lobby for sponsoring a “red flag law.”
Infant Formula Crisis Highlights Breastfeeding Barriers in Southern States
Expanding Medicaid to cover lactation services could help fight reproductive injustice in Southern states.
Wall Street-Funded Super PAC Plans to Spend $1 Million to Oust Tlaib in Primary
The Urban Empowerment Action PAC is backed by a New York hedge fund and Democratic cable news commentator.
Texas Reps Have Taken Over $14 Million From Gun Rights Groups
Texas representatives have taken more money from gun rights groups than lawmakers in any other state.
Critics Call Biden’s $10,000 Student Debt Forgiveness Plan “Woefully Inadequate”
The proposal would also place income limits on who can benefit from the debt forgiveness plan.
GOP Senator Ron Johnson Used Taxpayer Money for Vacation Travel Expenses
Johnson claimed that the reporting on his spending was “a fully coordinated attack” from the Democratic Party.
In a Different World, Mark Meadows’s Evidence-Burning Would Be Shocking
Between evidence destruction and subpoena evasion, January 6 investigations are heating up.
To End Mass Shootings, We Need to Change the Deeper Structure of Life in the US
Resistance is the only option, and it has to be educational, structural, bold and disruptive.