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Trump Asked Aides About Sending Infected Americans to Guantánamo, New Book Says
Trump wanted to keep the official COVID-19 tally low, and asked if there was “an island” somewhere he could send people.
Jan. 6 Wasn’t the End — the Right Is Trying a Hostile Takeover State by State
It's clear that the Republican assault on democracy is actually just beginning.
The Big Lie Will Go Down in Revisionist History Like the Civil War “Lost Cause”
The followers of today's new “lost cause” have become Donald Trump's Confederacy of dunces.
Critics Say Bipartisan Infrastructure Proposal Will Enrich Wall Street Investors
Organizers warned that the plan “would facilitate a Wall Street takeover of public services like water.”
Affordable Care Act Survives Right-Wing Attack in Supreme Court
The decision affirms that 21 million people who receive health care through the ACA will get to keep their insurance.
To End Racial Capitalism, We Will Need to Take On the Institution of Policing
Activists who are working to defund the police are also part of a collective struggle to end neoliberal capitalism.
Did Trump Just Concede? Former President Says “We Didn’t Win” on Fox News
In spite of recognizing he lost, the former president continued to peddle false claims of election fraud.
Democrats Prepare $6 Trillion Infrastructure Bill That Sidesteps GOP
Democrats are considering a reconciliation bill with infrastructure proposals excluded from the bipartisan negotiations.
Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz Suggest FBI Attacked Capitol
If you believe this mayhem is going to wind down of its own volition soon, I invite you to think again.
Leaked Call Reveals Manchin Colluding With Wall Street to Preserve Filibuster
Sen. Joe Manchin appeared to encourage donors to use their influence to help him prove the filibuster should stay.