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Right-Wing Reporter With No Known Health Expertise Is Given Senior Post at FDA
Emily Miller has been known to peddle conspiracy theories and has made inaccurate COVID-19 claims.
Pompeo’s RNC Speech Violated His Own Ethics Guidelines for the State Department
State Department employees, including political appointees, are typically disallowed from engaging in campaign events.
I Am a Farmer’s Daughter, and I Don’t Buy Trump’s Promises to Family Farms
Trump doesn't care about farmers or feeding people; he cares about the white status quo.
DeJoy Must Step Down — He “Doesn’t Know the Basics of His Agency,” Lawmaker Says
In the face of elementary questions about USPS services and operations, DeJoy laughed as he failed to answer correctly.
Payroll Tax Cut Would Fully Deplete Social Security by 2023, Chief Actuary Says
The Social Security Administration's chief actuary confirmed the destructive consequences warned of by progressives.
New Far Right Party Aims to Stoke Fear of BLM Into Organized White Supremacy
The National Justice Party could provide cover of legitimacy for white nationalists to foment vigilante violence.
Bannon Indictment Shines Light on Commonly Abused Campaign Finance Loophole
Existing laws allow political groups and campaigns to hide details about who may be profiting from their operations.
Reforms Are Won When Social Movements Inflict Real Costs on the Economic Elite
Victory requires disrupting the interests of capital, says Kevin A. Young, co-author of “Levers of Power.”
DeJoy Has “No Intention” to Reinstall Sorting Machines, Mailboxes
Postal workers have noted delays in delivering mail due largely to the removal of sorting machines.
Trump Petitions Supreme Court to Let Him Block Users on Twitter Again
Trump's lawyers, including the solicitor general, argue his Twitter use is personal, not official business.