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Princeton Historian Deconstructs the “Storybook” Version of US History
As the US commemorates its 250th anniversary, Eddie Glaude discusses the injustice baked into the US’s very founding.
New Poll Shows Majority of Americans Believe There Are Grounds to Impeach Trump
Democratic Party leadership has largely downplayed the idea of impeaching the president should they win in the midterms.
Ruling Halting Trump’s Hunt for Noncitizen Voters Won’t End Ongoing Probes
States that already ran voter rolls through the SAVE database can continue investigations of an estimated 24,000 voters.
Newsom Claims to Support National Tax on Billionaires While Opposing It in CA
“Newsom does not want to tax billionaires,” said the Billionaire Tax Now campaign, “but he wants you to think he does.”
Protests Over Kushner-Backed Development Threaten to Topple Albanian Government
What began as an effort to protect a coastal ecosystem has become a broad movement against corruption and neoliberalism.
AOC Says Mike Johnson’s GOP Is “Running a Protection Racket” for Trump
Johnson told a far-right Faith and Freedom Coalition summit, “I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you, OK?”
New Evidence Suggests RFK Jr. Lied to Senate in Claims About 2019 Samoa Visit
In 2019, shortly after Kennedy promoted his anti-vaccine agenda in Samoa, 83 people on the island died of measles.
Corporate Democrats Are Mobilizing to Counter the Rise of Democratic Socialists
Fifteen centrist Democrats announced their support of a pro-capitalism and pro-law enforcement manifesto.
New Trump Administration Policy Hides Deaths at National Parks From Public
“Transparency can save lives, and keeping park deaths quiet may put visitors at risk,” one critic wrote.
Mamdani’s Rent Board Votes to Freeze Rent for About 1 Million NYC Apartments
With the vote, tenants of rent-stabilized apartments won’t see a hike on their lease renewals starting October 1.