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GOP State Lawmakers Are Attempting to Undermine Ballot Measures Passed by Voters
Republican elected officials are trying to roll back passed measures and place restrictions on citizen-led initiatives.
GOP Bill’s Militarized Funding Boost Could Instead Keep Millions on Medicaid
The reconciliation bill is a “redistribution of resources from struggling Americans to the Pentagon,” an expert said.
Will GOP Tax Cuts Pay for Themselves? Nonpartisan Analysis Says Not at All.
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said the cuts will barely boost the economy and mostly go to the rich.
New Oral History Captures Decades of Trans Life in the Words of Elders of Color
Amid the current anti-trans backlash, let’s heed the wisdom and perspective of the trans elders in our communities.
Republican Calls for Gaza to Be “Nuked” Like Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Rep. Randy Fine said “the Palestinian cause” is “evil” in stunning remarks on Fox News.
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Redistributes Wealth From the Poor to the Rich
The CBO has estimated at least 15 million people would lose health care coverage due to the bill’s cuts to Medicaid.
A Fraction of What We Pay in Fossil Fuel Subsidies Could Fund a Just Transition
Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies must be tied to new subsidies that raise living standards for working and poor people.
Democrats Won a NC Supreme Court Seat. But They Lost Something Important.
The party that controls this board holds power over who votes, how votes are counted and who ultimately wins races.
House Republicans Advance Massive Tax Cuts for the Rich
A spokesperson for the Unrig Our Economy coalition called the GOP package “a reverse Robin Hood of the highest order.”
Republicans Sneak “Nonprofit Killer” Bill Into Reconciliation Package
Opponents say the bill “threaten[s] the foundational rights of free speech,” especially targeting pro-Palestine speech.