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Jackson, Mississippi Mayor-Elect Chokwe Lumumba: I Plan to Build the “Most Radical City on the Planet”
One week from today social justice activist and attorney Chokwe Lumumba will be sworn is as the city's next mayor.

Americanism Personified: Why Fascism Has Always Been an Inevitable Outcome of the American Project
As a settler-colonial project steeped in white supremacist domination and capitalist ideals, the US is and always has been an ideal fascist breeding ground.

So Jon Ossoff Lost: Is That a Left Swipe From Millennial Voters?
From a political perspective, youth has its appeal, but there are downsides.

Dark Money Turns Elections Into Trench Warfare
Voters see the results of money in political fights — ads, direct mail, etc. — but they often can't see who's behind it.

Former FCC Commissioner: Net Neutrality Is a First Amendment Issue
The Trump White House and new FCC chair are rolling back the effort for an internet that's open to all.

As Jon Ossoff Loses Georgia Special Election, Where Do Democrats Go From Here in Challenging GOP?
Georgia State Sen. Nan Orrock and Rev. Raphael Warnock discuss the recent Georgia special election.

Democratic Resistance to GOP Senate Health Care Push Takes Shape
A Democratic aide revealed that Democrats would withhold consent on nearly every GOP request in the Senate.

Trump Ignores Latest London Attack on Muslims
At least one reported dead and ten injured, but President Donald Trump makes no time to condemn anti-Muslim violence.

Meet the Southern Senators Critical to Blocking Obamacare’s Repeal
Tom Cotton, Shelley Moore Capito and Bill Cassidy are among the senators considered crucial to blocking efforts to repeal Obamacare.

The Republican Thieves Who Stole Health Care
Unfortunately the debate over the “repeal and replacement” of Obamacare is being confused with a debate over health care.