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Anti-Fascists Stopped Proud Boys From Entering Portland’s City Center on Sunday
Activists said Sunday's events were a perfect example of how well-organized resistance to the far right can play out.
The Biggest Gamble of Nancy Pelosi’s Life
Nine conservative Democrats demand an immediate vote on the infrastructure bill, rejecting the progressive strategy.
NYC to Require Teachers, School Staff to Get Vaccinated Starting Next Month
Teachers and staff will have until late September to get at least their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
Far Right Groups Tied to Jan. 6 Attack Reporters and Others at Anti-Mask Rally
At least one person was stabbed and two journalists were attacked while covering the rally outside L.A. City Hall.
Republicans Rush to Squash Local Control in Fight Against COVID
The “mask wars” are back -- and GOP governors are using their power to stop people from protecting themselves.
Biden Can Avoid Being Defined by Afghanistan If He Learns the Lessons of History
Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford and JFK all survived foreign policy disasters — and Biden can too. The key is honesty.
Boebert Failed to Disclose Husband’s Nearly Half-Million Energy Company Salary
The lawmaker has also spent her first months in office pushing pro-fossil fuel bills and statements.
Texas Schools Allowed to Defy Abbott’s Ban on Mask Mandates — for Now
The Texas State Supreme Court also ruled in favor of districts, for the time being, to enforce mask rules in schools.
Mo Brooks Criticized for Sympathizing With DC Bomb Threat Suspect’s “Anger”
Brooks's statement seemed to align with the false conspiracy theories the bomb threat suspect had expressed.
The US’s “War on Terror” Fueled and Excused Right-Wing Extremism at Home
Reporter Spencer Ackerman says U.S. elites consciously chose to ignore white right-wing extremism after 9/11.