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COVID Deaths Continue to Surge in Countries Led by Far Right Authoritarians
Amid the pandemic, far right governments are focused on power grabs and appeasing capital while workers suffer.
Sanders and Obama: Trump’s Attack on Postal Service a Direct Assault on Election
Tens of millions of Americans could be effectively disenfranchised in the November election due to Trump.
Trump Didn’t Invent State Violence Against Protesters — But He’s Escalating It
From Homeland Security to COINTELPRO and beyond, the U.S. has a very long history of meeting dissent with brutality.
Trump Gets Mail-In Ballot After Opposing Vote by Mail and Post Office Funding
Trump has pushed mail-in voting in “swing states” that may help him win reelection but called it “corrupt” elsewhere.
Trump’s New Racist Campaign Strategy Is Tweeting Mugshots of Black People
The effort to instill fear in voters about a future Biden presidency began the same day Kamala Harris joined his ticket.
McConnell Adjourns Senate for Month-Long Recess Without Deal on COVID Relief
Sen. Bernie Sanders called the long vacation while millions in the U.S. face hunger and eviction “morally obscene.”
AOC Challenges Trump on College Grades: “Loser Has to Fund the Post Office”
Trump has reportedly used lawyers in the past to threaten his alma mater against releasing his own college records.
Billionaire-Funded Think Tanks Call for Pandemic Deregulation to Be Permanent
The right wing has quickly seized upon the coronavirus pandemic to accelerate its anti-government agenda under Trump.
In First Address as VP Candidate, Harris Slams Trump’s Handling of Pandemic
“The case against Donald Trump and Mike Pence is open and shut,” Harris says.
Trump Campaign Appears to Be Hiding Massive Facebook Spending — But Why?
The shift appears fairly recent: Campaigns regularly reported Facebook purchases throughout the 2016 cycle.