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Greek Left Leaders Betrayed the Working Class. Conservatives Won a Landslide.
The ascendance of the right in Greek politics shows how a left without strong class politics is a losing proposition.
DeSantis Transferred $92 Million to Project Helping Developer Who Donated to Him
One newspaper questioned whether the revelations demonstrated a “too-cozy” relationship between DeSantis and his donors.
SCOTUS Case to End Student Loan Forgiveness Relies on “Unwilling Participant”
David Dayen refutes Missouri’s argument that its state agency MOHELA will be harmed by the debt relief plan.
Supreme Court Kills Student Debt Relief, 1 Day After Slashing Affirmative Action
The decision comes as the student debt payment pause is slated to end, yanking away a chance at relief for millions.
Anti-LGBTQ Petitioners Apparently Made Up Gay Couple Cited in Major SCOTUS Case
The wedding website designer who brought the case has also never once made a wedding website.
Historians Condemn Philly Museum for Hosting Right-Wing Moms for Liberty Event
Moms for Liberty aims “to obstruct the professional responsibilities of historians,” one historians' group said.
Corporate Donors Fund Dark Money Push for Third Party Presidential Challenger
Of the 36 disclosed by the IRS, only two are not corporate executives, retired corporate executives or their spouses.
DeSantis Says He Would Eliminate 4 Federal Agencies, Including IRS, as President
Notably excluded from DeSantis’s wishlist are agencies like the Pentagon that fuel militarization.
Oregon Legislature Advances Ballot Question on Ranked-Choice Voting
Two states currently have ranked-choice voting for statewide elections. That number could double by next fall.
Sen. Rick Scott’s Travel Warning for Florida Is a Veiled Threat to Socialists
The logic-defying statement by Scott echoed similar remarks he made in May.