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Report: Trump Pressured Arizona Officials to Overturn 2020 Election
It's unclear whether the DOJ has contacted the former governor regarding his conversation with Trump.
Ohio Republicans Are Trying to Take Power From Voters. We Won’t Let Them.
We must be as dogged about protecting our democracy as authoritarian forces are about decimating it.
Unions, Native People Fight Mining “Reforms” and Police Repression in Argentina
Indigenous people and workers are resisting a reform which attacks the right to protest.
Brazilian Court Bars Bolsonaro From Political Office Over Election Lies
Bolsonaro is forbidden from running for office for eight years, decimating his chances of winning back the presidency.
Student Debt Activists Say Biden’s Response to SCOTUS Is “Designed to Fail”
One advocate said Biden's so-called Plan B “buys time for more baseless, bad faith, billionaire-backed lawsuits.”
Here’s What “Moore v. Harper” Means for Voting Rights Going Forward
The rejection of “independent state legislature” doctrine means fights against gerrymanders and racist laws can proceed.
Trump Demanded Lawyers Get Docs Back Even as They Told Him Indictment Was Coming
Trump falsely claimed that it was “illegal” that the documents were retrieved from him in the first place.
Ocasio-Cortez: Student Debt Decision Shows SCOTUS Rulings Are “Up for Sale”
“This SCOTUS’s corruption undercuts its own legitimacy by putting its rulings up for sale,” wrote Ocasio-Cortez.
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.