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Dark Money Spending Rises Above $100 Million as IRS Ends Donor Reporting Rules
More than half of all TV ads related to the 2020 elections are sponsored by dark money groups.
Organizers of 2020’s May Day Actions Are Planning a People’s Strike for June 1
Actions planned across the country for Monday, June 1, will be themed around demands for housing justice.
Cornel West: “We Are Witnessing America as a Failed Social Experiment”
The Harvard professor and activist denounced “neo-fascist gangster” Trump and “milquetoast” neoliberal Democrats.
Trump Opposes Masks Because Culture War Nihilism Is His Last Line of Defense
Pushing back against mask-wearing is nonsensical -- but Trumpian politics have never been driven by logic.
Lindsey Graham Is Urging Older Judges to Quit So Trump Can Nominate Replacements
Graham and other Republicans are acting hypocritically, compared to how they handled Obama's nominations in 2016.
GOP Lawmaker Hid Positive COVID Results From Democrat Colleagues for Over a Week
More than 73,000 residents in Pennsylvania have tested positive for the disease as of Thursday.
Trump Retweets Speech That Says “the Only Good Democrat Is a Dead Democrat”
The comment, spoken by Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin, sparked calls for his resignation.
Trump’s Reelection Strategies Are Killing a Massive Number of People
Trump is seriously damaging his own campaign, but that doesn't mean he'll lose.
Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Twitter for Fact-Checking His Bogus Claims
The president had errantly suggested mail-in voting was rife with fraud, warranting a fact-check on his statements.
Noam Chomsky: Mutual Aid Is Rising — and It’s Key to Our Survival
Reports from around the world suggest self-organizing communities keep people safe in the age of COVID.