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How Far Will the GOP Go to Steal the 2022 Election?
Americans who care about the fate and future of our republic damn well better get active now.
In His Wild Bid to Stop Leaks to the Press, Trump Even Spied on His Own Lawyer
Reports of the Trump administration running its own version of Nixon’s “White House Plumbers” landed with a boom.
Civil Rights Leaders and West Virginia Miners Turn Up the Heat on Joe Manchin
Patience for Manchin’s self-serving intransigence is nearing a very loud end.
Manchin’s Effort to Screw His Own Party Is So Monumental, It Shocked Fox News
"Haven’t you empowered Republicans to be obstructionists?” Fox anchor Chris Wallace asked Joe Manchin on Sunday.
Even With Light at the End of the Pandemic Tunnel, We Mustn’t Be Complacent
The hope of economic recovery can unravel very quickly if we give in to GOP pressure against a big infrastructure bill.
100+ Democracy Scholars Issue Dire Warning About Threats to Voting Rights in US
As Republicans refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election, they're escalating attempts at voter suppression.
Republicans Are Vocally Opposed to Democracy, From Texas to Myanmar
State-level Republicans are laboring to effect their own slow-rolling coup in the upcoming elections.
Arizona Republicans Move to Strip Powers From Democratic Secretary of State
The Arizona GOP aims to hand the secretary of state's powers to the Republican attorney general.
Dark Money Groups Are Pouring Untold Millions Into 2021 Redistricting Efforts
This cycle, the stakes could not be higher.
The Death of Democracy Looks Nearer Than Ever
Remember that relief we felt after Joe Biden was elected? That didn't last long — and darkness is closing in.